Akshdeep Singh broke the national record in the men's 20km race walking, clocking 1:19:39 time at the National Open Race Walking competition in Chandigarh, on Tuesday, January 30. The second-placed Suraj Pawar, who clocked 1:19:43 time, went past the Paris 2024 qualifying mark of 1:20:10, to secure an Olympic spot for India.