File photo: The silver at Los Angeles marked Gulveer Singh’s fourth competitive outing this season, having already secured two podium-finishes, in Winston-Salem and in New York. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

Asian champion in men’s 5000m and 10,000 m, Gulveer Singh, added another feather to his cap with a silver medal in men’s 5000m at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles on Sunday.

On his way to the runner-up spot, he broke his own national record set in Japan two years ago, improving by eight seconds from 13:11.82 to 13:03.93 in the United States of America.

Last year, Gulveer became the first Indian to break the 13-minute barrier in the men’s 5000m during an indoor race at the BU Terrier DMR Challenge in Boston as he clocked 12:59.77, which is still his Personal Best.

Gulveer is currently based in Colorado Springs, USA, and is the first Indian distance runner to hold multiple national records across events ranging from the 3,000m on the track to the 25km road race.

The silver at Los Angeles marked Gulveer’s fourth competitive outing this season.

He claimed third place in the 5,000m short track event at the Sound Running Invite in Winston-Salem, USA, in February and became the first Indian to clock a sub-60-minute half-marathon the next month, finishing an impressive third at the NYC Half Marathon 2026 in New York.

Published on May 24, 2026