Indian Athlete Gulveer Misses World Championships Mark by 0.22 Seconds but Surpasses Asian Standard
Patiala, 30 March (Sport Desk)
India’s Gulveer Singh set a new benchmark in the men’s 10000m, breaking his own national record at The Ten 2025 athletics meet held in San Juan Capistrano, USA, on Saturday. The 26-year-old clocked an outstanding 27:00.22 to secure sixth place in a fiercely competitive race at the JSerra Catholic High School track, part of the World Athletics Continental Tour silver-level event.
The race saw Ishmael Kipkurui take the top spot with a time of 26:50.21, smashing the NCAA record. Habtom Samuel (26:51.06) and Adrian Wildschutt (26:51.27) rounded out the podium in second and third places, respectively.
Gulveer’s latest performance eclipsed his previous national record of 27:14.88, set at the Hachioji Long Distance 2024 meet in Japan, shaving off an impressive 14.66 seconds. While his time fell just 0.22 seconds short of the automatic qualifying mark of 27:00.00 for the World Athletics Championships 2025, it easily surpassed the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 entry standard of 29:33.26, as set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
Though Gulveer’s time qualifies him for the continental championships in Gumi, Republic of Korea, his final selection for the Indian team remains subject to AFI’s discretion.
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With this achievement, Gulveer now ranks third among Asian 10000m runners, trailing only Qatar’s Ahmad Hassan Abdullah and Nicholas Kemboi. His journey in the event has been remarkable—he first broke the national record at The Ten last year with a time of 27:41.81, surpassing Surendra Singh’s 2008 mark of 28:02.89, before further improving it in Japan.
A bronze medalist in the 10000m at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, Gulveer also holds India’s national record in the 5000m. Earlier this year, he claimed the men’s 3000m indoor national record and the Asian 5000m short track record at a meet in Boston.
At the same California event, Ankita Dhyani also shone, improving her personal best in the women’s 1500m from 4:16.20 to 4:13.97.
Gulveer’s near-miss at the World Championships qualifying standard underscores his growing prowess, cementing his status as one of India’s brightest long-distance running talents.
