Akshdeep Singh, already qualified for the Paris Olympics, broke his own national record in the men’s 20km race walk at the National Open Race Walking competition. Clocking 1:19:38, he surpassed his previous record of 1:19:55. Uttarakhand’s Suraj Panwar also qualified for Paris by finishing second with a time of 1:19:43. With four athletes meeting the qualifying mark, the Athletics Federation of India faces the task of selecting the three participants for the Paris Olympics in the men’s 20km race walk event.