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Parul Chaudhary sets new 3000m national record in LA
Updated On: 04 July, 2022 09:02 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The 27-year-old Chaudhary covered the distance in 8:57.19 to finish third on Saturday night.
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Parul Chaudhary
Indian runner Parul Chaudhary smashed the national record at the Sound Running meet in Los Angeles as she became the first athlete from the country to clock a sub-nine minute time in the women’s 3000m event.
The 27-year-old Chaudhary covered the distance in 8:57.19 to finish third on Saturday night. With her latest effort, Chaudhary, who specialises in steeplechase, broke Suriya Loganathan’s record of 9:04.5s, set six years ago in New Delhi.
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