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Mohammed Afsal Sets New National Record in 800m Run | Sports-Games

  • Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath broke his own national 800m record on Saturday at Memoriał Czesława Cybulskiego in Poznań, Poland.
  • He surpassed his previous best of 1:45.61 set in May 2025, which had broken Jinson Johnson's 2018 record of 1:45.65 established in Dubai.
  • Afsal finished sixth in Heat A/1 with a timing of 1:44.93, becoming the first Indian to run under 1:45, while Polish runners took the top three places.
  • Maciej Wyderka won first place with a personal best and meet record of 1:44.23, followed by Filip Ostrowski and Patryk Sieradzki .
  • Afsal's record-setting run at this international meet reinforces his position as a leading Indian middle-distance athlete with a strong track record including a 2022 Asian Games silver medal.
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