Gulveer betters own 3000m national record in Budapest

Gulveer Singh. Pic/AFP

India's Gulveer Singh bettered his own national record in non-Olympic event of men's 3000m race while finishing fifth at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest.

He clocked 7 minute 34.49 seconds on Tuesday night to eclipse his own previous national record time of 7.38.26 set at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational meet in February this year. The 27-year-old Singh was competing in his first track race in Europe.

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