New Delhi: Gulveer Singh made Commonwealth Games history on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian to stand on the podium in the men’s 10000m. He took silver in Glasgow with a time of 27:49.78 at Scotstoun Stadium.
Australia’s Ky Robinson won gold, clocking 27:48.93. The Isle of Man’s David Mullarkey took bronze, finishing in 27:50.28, according to reports.
Rain fell through much of the 25-lap event. Gulveer ran with the leading group from the opening laps. His split at the 3000m mark read 8:39.2. By the 6000m stage, he had slipped to fifth but held his position within striking distance.
He worked his way up to third before the bell lap began.
A powerful surge in the closing stretch carried him past his rivals and into second place.
The result builds on two standout years for the 28-year-old. He won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games and has repeatedly lowered his own national record since 2024, now standing at 27:00.22. He entered the World Athletics top 10 rankings for the event earlier this year. He is expected to line up in the 5000m later in the Glasgow programme.
This was India’s second athletics medal of the Games, following Sarvesh Kushare’s high jump silver on Monday.
In the women’s high jump, teenager Pooja Singh made her Commonwealth debut and placed eighth. The national record holder cleared 1.72m, then 1.77m on her second try, before three unsuccessful attempts at 1.82m ended her competition.
The men’s 400m heats brought mixed fortunes for India. Vishal TK ran 46.49 seconds for second in his heat, enough for 14th place overall and a spot among the 16 semi-finalists; he races again on Thursday. Olympian Rajesh Ramesh could not match that pace, timing 47.43 seconds for fifth in his heat and missing out on the next round.
