Bagging a silver medal in the 5,000-metre run at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles, an Indian Army athlete, Naib Subedar Gulveer Singh has set a new national record in the event.He clocked 13:03.93 minutes. A total of 15 runners from different countries had participated in the finals, with the winner, Habtom Samuel of New Mexico, achieving a timing of 12:57.22 minutes.“Breaking his own previous national record of 13:11.82 set in Japan in September 2024, the Army runner continues to redefine Indian distance running with grit, discipline and determination,” the Army said on Jattvibeday.Sound Running hosts highly competitive, festival-style track events in Los Angeles, designed to help athletes, both men and women chase fast times and Olympic and World Championship standards in different field disciplines such as running, hurdles, steeple chase and pole vault.Belonging to the Army Sports Institute, Pune, Nb Sub Gulveer Singh had joined the Indian Army’s Grenadier Regiment in 2018 through the sports quota and has emerged as a seasoned long-distance runner. He has represented India in top international forums and has set multiple records.In March this year, the 28-year-old athlete from Uttar Pradesh became the first Indian to run a sub-60 minutes half-marathon in 59 minutes and 42 seconds, finishing third at the New York City Half Marathon.Gulveer is the current Asian champion in the 10,000-metres and 5,000-metres run, having won gold medals in both the events at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships held in South Korea.Numerous Army sportspersons have made the mark at the international level and setting new precedents. The Army trains specially selected sportspersons at the Army Sports Institute, which is run in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India under the Army’s Mission Olympics programme.Several disciplines such as shooting, archery, wrestling, rowing, fencing, and weightlifting have been identified for them. They are trained at the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune, a premier training establishment.The ASI was established in July 2001 as a multi-disciplinary institute to identify and nurture the vast talent of sportspersons within the Armed Forces Army and recruit potential sportspersons from across the country.