Gulveer Singh clinches gold in 10,000m race

India’s long-distance runner Gulveer Singh. Pic/AFP

National record holder Gulveer Singh in the men's 10,000m event while Servin Sebastian clinched a bronze in 20km race walk on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships here on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Singh clocked 28 minutes 38.63 seconds to win his maiden Asian Championships gold.

Singh produced a well-calculated display as he timed his assault on race leader - Bahrain's Albert Kibichi - to perfection in the last lap. The Indian saved enough fuel in the tank to virtually sprint down the last 100m stretch and secure victory.

Japan's Mebuki Suzuki overtook Kibichi in the end to take the silver medal. Gulveer is the third Indian to win the 10,000m gold after Hari Chand (1975) and G Lakshmanan (2017).

Earlier, Servin Sebastian claimed a bronze medal in the men's 20km race walk, clocking a time of 1 hour 21 minutes and 13.60 seconds.

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