He broke the 37-year-old national record of 8:30.88 by Gopal Saini (the Indian runner) and clocked 8:29.80 at the “National Open Championships” in Bhubaneswar after recovering from an ankle injury that had prevented him from qualifying for the “2018 Asian Games.”
He Set a new national record of 8:28.94 in March 2019 at the “Federation Cup” in Patiala, which qualified him for the “2019 Asian Athletics Championships” and “2019 World Athletics Championships.”
He became the first male steeplechaser from India to be eligible for the “World Championships” since Deena Ram in 1991.