Punjab's Akshdeep Singh shattered his own national record in men's 20km race walking event at the National Open Race Walking Competition which was held in Chandigarh. Akshdeep recorded timing of 1 hour, 19 minutes and 38 seconds, surpassing his previous timing of 1 hour, 19 minutes and 55 seconds which he'd recorded during National Open Race Walking Competition's 2023 edition.