New Delhi, July 29 -- Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh created history at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Tuesday after he won silver in the men's 10,000m event.

By doing so, Gulveer became the first Indian ever to clinch a medal at the men's 10,000m as he clocked a time of 27:49.78. He finished only behind Australia's Ky Robinson, who won the gold medal with a time of 27:44.07.

Gulveer Singh was born on 1 June 1998 in the village of Sirsa, in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district.

He was born to a farming family and wasn't very aware of sporting competitions like the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

"I did not know much about the Commonwealth Games or the Asian Games. In my village, very few people knew about these compet...