On Sunday, India's Gulveer Singh created a national record in the men's 5000 meters race at the Portland Track Festival in the US on Saturday. The record is yet to be approved by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), which has said it will follow the normal procedure before taking a decision.
Gulveer Singh created a new national record in the men's 5000 meters race with a timing of 13 minutes, 18.92 seconds. Apart from the record, Gulveer also won a silver medal in the event, leaving behind Dylan Jacobs of the United States who clocked 13:18.18. The current Indian national record is 13:18.92, held by Avinash Sable, set at the Sound Running on Track Fest 2023 in Los Angeles.Meanwhile, TOPS athlete Avinash Sable finished second in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a timing of 8:21.85 at the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, Portland Track Festival, organized by USA Athletics.
Another TOPS athlete and 2022 Asian Games double medalist Parul Chaudhary finished third in the women's 3000m steeplechase with a timing of 9:31.38.
Parvez Khan also excelled at the Road to Paris, clocking a personal best of 3:36.21 in the men's 1500 meters for the United States. Parvez is the second fastest Indian after Jinson Johnson at this distance.
On Sunday, he improved his personal best by more than 2 seconds and clocked the fastest time by an Indian this year.Parvez had a disappointing run and missed a place in the finals of the American collegiate circuit NCAATF.
Meanwhile, AFI President Adile Sumariwala has clarified that no record will be confirmed without dope testing, be it in India or abroad. The AFI will investigate with the organizers of the meets where the said record has been set and find out whether the athlete concerned has undergone a dope test after his performance.
Sumariwalla's clarification on social media comes as there are concerns over whether record-setting athletes are being subjected to dope testing. Typically, athletes who finish on the podium are compulsorily tested, while only some of the others are called for random testing.This has raised concerns that in some cases records may be set without a dope test, raising questions over the validity of said performances.
Things became clear with the assurance of the AFI President.
Gulveer Singh created a new national record in the men's 5000 meters race with a timing of 13 minutes, 18.92 seconds. Apart from the record, Gulveer also won a silver medal in the event, leaving behind Dylan Jacobs of the United States who clocked 13:18.18. The current Indian national record is 13:18.92, held by Avinash Sable, set at the Sound Running on Track Fest 2023 in Los Angeles.Meanwhile, TOPS athlete Avinash Sable finished second in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a timing of 8:21.85 at the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, Portland Track Festival, organized by USA Athletics.
Another TOPS athlete and 2022 Asian Games double medalist Parul Chaudhary finished third in the women's 3000m steeplechase with a timing of 9:31.38.
Parvez Khan also excelled at the Road to Paris, clocking a personal best of 3:36.21 in the men's 1500 meters for the United States. Parvez is the second fastest Indian after Jinson Johnson at this distance.
On Sunday, he improved his personal best by more than 2 seconds and clocked the fastest time by an Indian this year.Parvez had a disappointing run and missed a place in the finals of the American collegiate circuit NCAATF.
Meanwhile, AFI President Adile Sumariwala has clarified that no record will be confirmed without dope testing, be it in India or abroad. The AFI will investigate with the organizers of the meets where the said record has been set and find out whether the athlete concerned has undergone a dope test after his performance.
Sumariwalla's clarification on social media comes as there are concerns over whether record-setting athletes are being subjected to dope testing. Typically, athletes who finish on the podium are compulsorily tested, while only some of the others are called for random testing.This has raised concerns that in some cases records may be set without a dope test, raising questions over the validity of said performances.
Things became clear with the assurance of the AFI President.
