Pakistan, Oct. 26 -- WAPDA's Maria Bibi has set a new national record in the women's 5000 meters race and bagged the gold medal in the 54th National Athletics Championship 2026, being held at University of Engineering and Technology's tartan track. Maria Bibi, who plays under the banner of WAPDA, completed the race in 19 minutes 2 seconds, while breaking the national record of international athlete Olympian Rabia Ashiq, who had set the record in 2012 with a time of 19 minutes 4.05 seconds. Athletics Federation of Pakistan has also confirmed Maria Bibi's new national record.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Times....