Ljubljana:Nepali runner Mukesh Bahadur Pal has established a new national record in the men’s 5,000-metre race at the 20th Asian Games.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Pal completed the race with a time of 14 minutes 03.61 seconds, surpassing the previous national record of 1404.89 held by Rajendra Bhandari since the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Pal secured the ninth position among 18 competitors in the event, breaking Bhandari’s long-standing record by over a second. Bhandari had set the previous record during his participation in the 2004 Olympics.