Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: Gulveer Singh’s joy short-lived as he loses gold

Tehran, February 20 A day after winning the men’s 3,000 metres gold medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, India’s Gulveer Singh lost the medal after he was disqualified for lane infringement. Gulveer had clocked 8 minutes and 07.48 seconds...

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Updated At : 02:16 PM Feb 21, 2024 IST

Tehran, February 20

A day after winning the men’s 3,000 metres gold medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, India’s Gulveer Singh lost the medal after he was disqualified for lane infringement.

Gulveer had clocked 8 minutes and 07.48 seconds to finish on top of the podium in the final, a non-Olympics event, late on Monday.

He was later disqualified for lane infringement and a late night ‘appeal’ by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) was also rejected.

“Yes, it was ruled that Gulveer committed lane infringement. Of course, AFI protested but the protest was rejected,” a coach, who is with the team, said. “The jury said they have enough evidence to conclude that Gulveer made lane infringement.”