Paul Chaudhary launched its athletic season 2025 with lower performance, interrupting the national record in the women’s 3000m Steeplechase and qualified at the World Athletics Championship. On Friday evening she competed in Diamond League in Doha and the 28 -year -old was at 9: 13,39, which two years ago at the World Championship in Budapest.
Her efforts brought her sixth place in a field with a high caliber at the Suheim Bin Hamad stadium. Uganda’s Peruth Lamitai, a silver medalist Paris 2024, followed by Paul in seventh place and underlined the quality of the Indian athlete running.
“I felt very good in the race,” Paul told reporters after the event. “The weather was also nice. As I trained, the race went well. It’s been the first time in two years, my opening of the season was good.”
The timing also conveniently cleaned the Qualification Standard of the World Championship at 9: 18.00, which was confirmed by the participation of Paul in the Tokyo meeting scheduled for September.
The race was won by Keni’s Faith Cherotich in the world leading 9: 05.08. Bahrain’s Olympic champion Winfred Yavi ranked second with 9: 05.26, while Ethiopian Sembo Almayew finished third in 9: 09,27.
Parule performance comes as the main support for Indian athletics, especially in Steeplechase discipline, where global competition is increasingly intense. She not only confirmed her position as the Indian leading steeplechaseer with her during the Doha, but also ranked among the best candidates who are heading for the decisive year of the Championship.
Gulveer ends 9. In 5000 m men
Elsewhere in Doha in Gulveer, India Singh, he made his debut Diamond League debut at 5000 meters of men and finished ninth with a time of 13: 24,32. A 25 -year -old man who won bronze at 10,000 meters at Asian games and at the beginning of this year set an Indian 5000m record with a effort of 12: 59.77 in Boston, competing against a wrapped field led by Keni’s Reynold Cheriyot.
Cheriyot won 5000 meters of men in Doha and set a new personal best of 13: 16.40.
Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
17th May 2025
