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Paris 2024 Olympics: Suraj Panwar, Servin And Arshpreet Singh Breach 20km Race Walk Entry Standard

During the Indian Open Race Walking Competition 2024, Suraj Panwar, Servin and Arshpreet Singh breached the entry standard in the men’s 20km race walk event for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 30.03.2024
Suraj Panwar (Left) Servin (Right) - 20km Race Walk

During the Indian Open Race Walking Competition 2024 in Chandigarh on Tuesday (30 January 2024), while Akshdeep Singh defended the men’s 20km race walk title by setting up a new national record, Suraj Panwar, Servin and Arshpreet Singh breached the entry standard in the men’s 20km race walk event for the Paris 2024 Olympics.


The men’s 20km race walk qualifying standard for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been set at 1:20:10. At the Indian Open Race Walking Competition 2024 in Chandigarh, the defending champion Akshdeep Singh set up a new national record in the event by finishing the race in 1:19:38.

Suraj Panwar, Servin, and Arshpreet Singh also shined  

Suraj Panwar, Servin, and Arshpreet Singh finished in the second, third, and fourth places, respectively, in that same race. While Panwar clocked 1:19:44, Servin and Arshpreet Singh completed the race in 1:20:03 and 1:20:04.

6 Indian players have breached the entry standard in the men’s 20km race walk event for the Paris 2024 Olympics  

India have now a total of six players who have breached the men’s 20km race walk entry standard for the Paris 2024 Olympics.


During the National Open Race Walking Championships 2023 in Morabadi in February 2023, Akshdeep Singh became the first Indian to breach the qualifying standard in this event for the Paris 2024 Olympics by setting up a national record (1:19:55).


Later, during the Asian 20km Race Walking Championships 2023 (March 2023) at Nomi (Japan), Vikash Singh (1:20:05) and Paramjeet Bisht (1:20:08) breached the qualifying standard for the Paris 2024 Olympics.


However, each national federation can only send a maximum of three athletes in the men’s 20km race walk event for the upcoming Summer Olympics 2024 in Paris. National Olympic Committees will have the final authority to select the country’s representatives for the Paris 2024 Olympics.


The Athletics Federation of India will likely confirm the final selections in June 2024. 

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