Gulveer pulls off massive upset to win 10,000m CWG silver

What the report says

Rediff.com, citing PTI, reported that India’s Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday, producing a late surge to finish second in 27:49.78. The report described the result as a major upset, with Gulveer moving past highly rated runners from Kenya and Uganda during the closing stages of the race.

Australia’s Ky Robinson won gold in 27:48.93, while David Mullarkey of the Isle of Man took bronze in 27:50.28, according to the report. The race was held at Scotstoun Stadium in heavy rain and on a wet track. Gulveer, identified by PTI as India’s national record holder and an Asian Games bronze medallist, stayed near the front group for much of the event before using a strong final kick to secure the runner-up spot.

The result was significant for Indian athletics because Rediff/PTI reported it as India’s first Commonwealth Games podium finish in the men’s 10,000m. It was also India’s second athletics silver at these Games, after Sarvesh Kushare’s medal in the men’s high jump. The report noted that the podium did not include an African athlete in this event for the first time since the 1986 Commonwealth Games.

In another Indian athletics result mentioned in the same report, women’s high jumper Pooja Singh exited after failing to clear 1.82m. Her competition, like the 10,000m, was affected by heavy rain.