Indian Outdoor Track Events Records in Athletics

India’s athletes have consistently raised the bar in outdoor track events, breaking national and international records. This article highlights important achievements in Indian athletics. It gives an overview of the best performances in outdoor track events. From sprints to distance running, Indian athletes have showcased remarkable speed and endurance, setting new benchmarks in various competitions.

Indian Outdoor Track Events Records

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place
100 m	10.26 (+1.2 m/s)	Amiya Kumar Mallick	28 April 2016	National Federation Cup	New Delhi, India
	10.23 (+1.6 m/s)	Manikanta Hoblidhar	11 October 2023	National Open Championships	Bangalore, India
	10.21 (+2.0 m/s)	Anil Kumar Prakash	5 July 2000		Bangalore, India
	10.25 (+1.8 m/s)	Amlan Borgohain	29 August 2022	All-India Inter-Railways Athletics Championships	Raebareli, India
200 m	20.63 (+1.5 m/s)	Muhammed Anas	15 August 2018		Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
	20.52 (+1.0 m/s)	Amlan Borgohain	6 April 2022	Federation Cup	Kozhikode, India
	20.45 (+1.0 m/s)	Dharambir Singh (X)	11 July 2016	3rd Indian Grand Prix	Bengaluru, India
300 m	32.41	Muhammed Anas	17 August 2019	Rieter Athletics Meeting	Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
400 m	45.21	Muhammed Anas	13 July 2019	Kladno Athletics Meet	Kladno, Czech Republic
800 m	1:45.65	Jinson Johnson	27 June 2018	National Inter-State Championship	Guwahati, India
1500 m	3:35.24	Jinson Johnson	1 September 2019	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany
3000 m	7:50.31	Surendra Singh	4 June 2008		Twickenham, United Kingdom
5000 m	13:29.70	Bahadur Prasad	27 June 1992		Birmingham, United Kingdom
	13:25.65	Avinash Sable	6 May 2022	Sound Running Track Meet	San Juan Capistrano, United States
	13:19.30	Avinash Sable	6 May 2023	Sound Running On Track Fest	Walnut, United States
	13:18.92	Gulveer Singh	9 June 2024	Portland Track Festival	Portland, United States
	13:11.82	Gulveer Singh	28 September 2024	Yogibo Athletics Challenge Cup	Niigata, Japan
10,000 m	28:02.89	Surendra Singh	12 July 2008	Spanish Olympic Trials	Vigo, Spain
	27:41.81	Gulveer Singh	16 March 2024	The TEN	San Juan Capistrano, United States
	27:14.88	Gulveer Singh	23 November 2024	Hachioji Long Distance	Hachiōji, Japan
100 km (track)	7:32:43 h	Amar Singh Devanda	13–14 March 2021	Tuffman 24 Hour Stadium Run	Chandigarh, India
12 hours	140.00 km	Dhananjay Sharma	18 December 2022	Tuffman 12 Hour Stadium Run	Gurugram, India
24 hours	222.24 km	Binay Kumar Sah	9–10 March 2019	Tuffman 24 Hour Stadium Run	Chandigarh, India
110 m hurdles	13.48 (−0.9 m/s)	Siddhanth Thingalaya	10 June 2017	Altis Invitational	Mesa, United States
	13.41 (+1.0 m/s)	Tejas Shirse	22 May 2024	Motonet GP	Jyväskylä, Finland
400 m hurdles	48.8	Ayyasamy Dharun	16 March 2019	Federation Cup	Patiala, India
2000 m steeplechase	5:49.23	Atul Gamit	6 November 2019	Indian U18 Championships	Mangalagiri, India
3000 m steeplechase	8:18.12	Avinash Sable	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan
	8:16.21	Avinash Sable	23 March 2022	Indian Grand Prix 2	Thiruvananthapuram, India
	8:12.48	Avinash Sable	5 June 2022	Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athlétisme	Rabat, Morocco
	8:11.20	Avinash Sable	6 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom
	8:09.91	Avinash Sable	7 July 2024	Meeting de Paris	Paris, France
5000 m walk	19:23.53+	Sandeep Kumar	7 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom
10,000 m walk	38:49.21	Sandeep Kumar	7 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom
20,000 m walk	01:20:23	Gurmeet Singh	3 February 2012	All-India Railway Championships	Bhubaneswar, India
4 × 100 m relay	38.89	“India Team”	12 October 2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India
4 × 400 m relay	3:00.25	“India Team”	6 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan
	2:59.05	“India Team”	26 August 2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary

Indian Outdoor Track Events Records in Detail

100 meters

The 100 meters is a marquee event in athletics, and Indian sprinters have made significant progress in this field.

• Amiya Kumar Mallick set a time of 10.26 seconds (+1.2 m/s) at the National Federation Cup on 28 April 2016 in New Delhi.
• Manikanta Hoblidhar clocked 10.23 seconds (+1.6 m/s) at the National Open Championships on 11 October 2023 in Bangalore.
• Anil Kumar Prakash holds the record for the fastest 100 meters by an Indian sprinter. He ran it in 10.21 seconds (+2.0 m/s). He set this record on 5 July 2000 in Bangalore.
• Amlan Borgohain also made the list with a time of 10.25 seconds (+1.8 m/s). This happened at the All-India Inter-Railways Athletics Championships on August 29, 2022, in Raebareli.

200 meters

Indian sprinters have also shone in the 200-meter event, showcasing their speed and endurance over the half-lap race.

• Muhammed Anas ran a time of 20.63 seconds on August 15, 2018. This event took place in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic. The weather was +1.5 m/s.
• Amlan Borgohain holds the national record. He set this record with a time of 20.52 seconds. This amazing performance happened at the Federation Cup in Kozhikode on April 6, 2022. The wind speed was +1.0 m/s.
• The previous record was held by Dharambir Singh. He ran 20.45 seconds (+1.0 m/s) at the 3rd Indian Grand Prix. This event took place on 11 July 2016 in Bengaluru.

300 meters

The 300 meters is a less common competitive event but still an important test of speed endurance.

• Muhammed Anas ran an impressive time of 32.41 seconds on August 17, 2019. He achieved this at the Rieter Athletics Meeting in Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic. This made him the fastest Indian in this event.

400 meters

The 400 meters is considered a true test of an athlete’s speed, endurance, and tactical prowess.

• Muhammed Anas holds the national record again. He set the record with a time of 45.21 seconds. This happened on July 13, 2019, at the Kladno Athletics Meet in Kladno, Czech Republic.

800 meters

The 800 meters, a middle-distance event, requires a balance of speed and stamina.

• Jinson Johnson set the national record in this event. He finished with a time of 1:45.65. This happened on June 27, 2018, during the National Inter-State Championship in Guwahati.

1500 meters

Indian middle-distance runners have also made their mark in the 1500 meters.

• Jinson Johnson holds the record with a time of 3:35.24, achieved on 1 September 2019 at the ISTAF Berlin meet in Berlin, Germany.

3000 meters

The 3000 meters is a challenging long-distance event, and India’s athletes have risen to the occasion.

• Surendra Singh set the national record with a time of 7:50.31 on 4 June 2008 in Twickenham, United Kingdom.

5000 meters

The 5000 meters is a tough test of an athlete’s endurance. Many Indian athletes have run impressive times.

• Bahadur Prasad initially set a mark of 13:29.70 on 27 June 1992 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
• Avinash Sable broke this record with a time of 13:25.65. He set this record at the Sound Running Track Meet on May 6, 2022, in San Juan Capistrano, United States.
• Sable improved further in 2023, clocking 13:19.30 on 6 May 2023 at the Sound Running On Track Fest in Walnut, United States.
• Gulveer Singh set a new record with a time of 13:18.92 on June 9, 2024. This happened at the Portland Track Festival in Portland, United States. He then improved his time to 13:11.82 on September 28, 2024. This event took place at the Yogibo Athletics Challenge Cup in Niigata, Japan.

10,000 meters

In the 10,000 meters, Indian athletes have shown incredible endurance.

• Surendra Singh set a time of 28:02.89 on 12 July 2008 at the Spanish Olympic Trials in Vigo, Spain.
• Gulveer Singh broke this record with a time of 27:41.81 on March 16, 2024. He achieved this at The TEN in San Juan Capistrano, United States. Later, he improved his time to 27:14.88 on November 23, 2024. This was at the Hachioji Long Distance meet in Japan.

100 km (track)

Ultra-distance events are becoming popular in India, and the 100 km track event saw a remarkable performance.

• Amar Singh Devanda finished the Tuffman 24 Hour Stadium Run in 7:32:43 hours. This event took place on March 13-14, 2021, in Chandigarh.

12 hours

For the 12-hour run, endurance athletes push themselves to the limit.

• Dhananjay Sharma ran an impressive 140.00 km in the Tuffman 12 Hour Stadium Run. This event took place on December 18, 2022, in Gurugram.

24 hours

• Binay Kumar Sah covered a distance of 222.24 km during the Tuffman 24 Hour Stadium Run on 9–10 March 2019 in Chandigarh.

110 meters hurdles

The 110 meters hurdles is a fast-paced event requiring both speed and precision.

• Siddhanth Thingalaya set a national record of 13.48 seconds. He achieved this time on June 10, 2017, at the Altis Invitational in Mesa, United States.
• Tejas Shirse surpassed this with a time of 13.41 seconds (+1.0 m/s) on 22 May 2024 at the Motonet GP in Jyväskylä, Finland.

400 meters hurdles

The 400 meters hurdles is a tough event that combines sprinting with jumping.

• Ayyasamy Dharun set a national record of 48.8 seconds. He achieved this on March 16, 2019, at the Federation Cup in Patiala, India.

2000 meters steeplechase

The steeplechase requires both speed and endurance, along with the ability to clear barriers.

• Atul Gamit set a national record in the 2000 meters steeplechase. He finished with a time of 5:49.23. This happened on 6 November 2019. The event took place at the Indian U18 Championships in Mangalagiri, India.

3000 meters steeplechase

In the 3000 meters steeplechase, Avinash Sable dominates the event with multiple records.

• He first set a time of 8:18.12 at the Olympic Games on 30 July 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
• He got better with times of 8:16.21 at the Indian Grand Prix 2 on March 23, 2022, in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He also ran a time of 8:12.48 at the Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athlétisme de Rabat. This event took place on June 5, 2022, in Rabat, Morocco.
• Sable’s current best is 8:09.91, set on 7 July 2024 at the Meeting de Paris in Paris, France.

5000 meters walk

• Sandeep Kumar set a national record in the 5000 meters walk. He finished with a time of 19:23.53. This happened on 7 August 2022 at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

10,000 meters walk

• Sandeep Kumar also holds the national record in the 10,000 meters walk, clocking 38:49.21 at the same event.

20,000 meters walk

• Gurmeet Singh set the national record on February 3, 2012. He finished with a time of 1:20:23 at the All-India Railway Championships in Bhubaneswar, India.

4 × 100 meters relay

• The Indian 4 × 100 meters relay team included Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Mon, and A. Qureshi. They set a national record of 38.89 seconds. This achievement happened on 12 October 2010 at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

4 × 400 meters relay

• The Indian 4 × 400 meters relay team included Muhammed Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob. They finished with a time of 3:00.25 at the Tokyo Olympics on August 6, 2021. This time set a new national record.

Conclusion

Indian athletes have excelled across a wide range of outdoor track events, continuously pushing boundaries and setting new records. These performances highlight the immense talent within Indian athletics and their growing prominence on the global stage. Every year, Indian athletes are raising the bar. They are making their mark in international competitions. This is boosting the country’s reputation in athletics.