Steeplechase athlete Sudha Singh sets national record

Q.  Steeplechase athlete Sudha Singh broke the national record in women’s _________ m steeplechase event to finish 8th in championship.
- Published on 20 May 16

a. 3000
b. 4000
c. 5000
d. 6000

ANSWER: 3000
 
Steeplechase athlete Sudha Singh on 14 May 2016 set a national record in women’s 3000m steeplechase event to finish eighth at the IAAF World Diamond League held at Shanghai.
  • Sudha clocked 9 minutes, 26.55 seconds to finish a eighth in the second leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League Meet.
  • In the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, she won the gold medal with a time of 9:55.67. In June 2012, she qualified for Olympic Games 2012 after she broke her own 3000m steeplechase national record with a timing of 9:47.70 secs.

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