Gulveer Singh betters his own national record in men's 3000m at Budapest meet

Farzan has been a sports journalist since 2020, closely following Olympic sports and kabaddi.

Published at :August 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM

Modified at :August 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM

Gulveer Singh betters his own national record in men's 3000m at Budapest meet

(Courtesy : @gulveer__singh/Instagram)

This was Gulveer Singh’s first event on the European track.

India’s Gulveer Singh shattered the men’s 3000m national record, clocking a time of 7:34.49 seconds at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Budapest on Tuesday, August 12. He bettered his own national record of 7:38.26 seconds on his maiden appearance on the European tracks.

The 2025 edition of the Gyulai Istvan Memorial, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold level event, took place at the Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ in Budapest, Hungary.

Gulveer Singh’s new national record is also the fifth fastest time by an Asian athlete in the men’s 3000m event. He finished fifth in the event in Budapest, behind Uruguay’s Valentin Soca, who completed the race in 7:34.28 seconds.

Gulveer Singh betters his own National Record in men's 3000m! 🇮🇳🔥He clocked a timing of 7:34.49s to finish 5th in the event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial Continental Tour Gold meet and smash his own NR#Athletics pic.twitter.com/APg5UV1vGf
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Kenya’s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang won the men’s 3000m race at Gyulai Istvan Memorial with a time of 7:33.23 seconds. Meanwhile, Eduardo Herrera from Mexico and Uganda’s Oscar Chelimo finished second and third with a time of 7:33.58 seconds and 7:33.93 seconds, respectively.

A total of 17 players took the field on Tuesday in the 3000m event at Gyulai Istvan Memorial. Two athletes each from Kenya, Australia, and Hungary competed in the race, while one player each from Mexico, Uganda, Uruguay, India, Burundi, Ireland, Switzerland, Guatemala, France, Canada, and the Czech Republic were also in action. 16 athletes completed the race, while the Czech Republic’s Filip Sasínek did not finish.

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Gyulai Istvan Memorial: Men’s 3000m final results

Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang (Kenya) – 7:33.23s
Eduardo Herrera (Mexico) – 7:33.58s
Oscar Chelimo (Uganda) – 7:33.93s
Valentin Soca (Uruguay) – 7:34.28s
Gulveer Singh (India) – 7:34.49s [National Record]
Egide Ntakirutimana (Burundi) – 7:35.16s
Darragh McElhinney (Ireland) – 7:35.16s
Jonas Raess (Switzerland) – 7:36.13s
Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi (Kenya) – 7:36.24s
Jackson Sharp (Australia) – 7:36.4s
Luis Grijalva (Guatemala) – 7:37.13s
Romain Mornet (France) – 7:38.26s
Justyn Knight (Canada) – 7:41.10s
Stewart McSweyn (Australia) – 7:43.60s
István Palkovits (Hungary) – 7:46.27s
István Szőgi (Hungary) – 7:53.18s
Filip Sasínek (Czech Republic) – DNF

How did Gulveer Singh perform at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Budapest?

Gulveer Singh finished fifth in men’s 3000m after clocking 7:34.49 seconds in the event. His timing helped him smash the Indian National Record in the event.

Who held the previous Indian National Record in men’s 3000m event?

Gulveer himself held the previous record at 7:38.26s in the event, which he set at the Boston University Meet in in February earlier this year.

Who holds the National Record now in men’s 3000m?

Gulveer Singh holds the National Record. He latest timing in the event is 7:34.49s.

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Mohamed Farzan

Farzan is a journalist at Khel Now covering Indian Olympic sports and kabaddi. With five years of experience working with major sports organizations like Chennaiyin FC, Dabang Delhi K.C., Rajasthan Royals, and Yuva Kabaddi Series, he brings diverse expertise. Farzan has covered two Olympics, one Commonwealth Games, and one Asian Games, making his knowledge of Indian sports broad and versatile.