The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday introduced a six-member Indian group for the biennial Planet Cross Nation Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 30.
Asian Online games 10,000m silver medallist Kartik Kumar, bronze medallist Gulveer Singh and nationwide winner Hemraj Gujjar comprised the men’s portion, as women’s countrywide winner Ankita, Seema and Anjali Kumari done the women’s workforce.
Gulveer not long ago broke a 16-year-previous nationwide history in the men’s 10,000m to end 2nd in his warmth at The 10 in San Juan Capistrano in California.
The 25-year-outdated clocked 27.41.81 on Saturday to superior the before national mark of 28:02.89 by above 20 seconds that stood in Surendra Singh’s identify given that 2008.
A 6 member Indian workforce will compete at Globe Cross Place Championships Belgrade 24. Males: Kartik Kumar, Gulveer Singh, Hemraj Gujjar. W: Ankita, Seema, Anjali Kumari.#WorldCrossCountry #Belgrade #Paris2024
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) March 22, 2024
Having said that, his exertion was not sufficient for Olympic qualification as he missed the Paris Games qualification time of 27:00.00 by above 41 seconds.
At the Asian Game titles in Hangzhou, Kartik ended India’s 25-calendar year wait for a medal in the men’s 10,000m, successful the silver medal.
The 1-working day Globe Cross Country Championships are deemed the hardest races to earn, even much more tough than the Olympic Game titles.
Although most major championships have independent races, the Cross Country Championships pit all runners towards one one more in men’s and women’s races, earning the level of competition quite intense.
The levels of competition will also have a mixed-gender relay race.