Asian champion Gulveer Singh won the men's 5000m gold at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships but missed the Asian Games qualifying mark. Clocking 13:52.92, the national record holder fell short of the federation's standard on a warm Bhubaneswar track
Sarvesh Kushare became the first Indian to reach the high jump final at the World Athletics Championships, while Gulveer Singh, despite holding the national record, finished a disappointing 16th in the 10,000m race