<p>Dubai: Asian Games silver medallist Mohammed Afsal on Friday broke the seven-year-old 800m national record while finishing second at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix event here.</p>.<p>The 29-year-old Afsal clocked 1 minute and 45.61 seconds to erase the earlier national record of 1:45.65s set by Jinson Johnson in 2018.</p>.<p>Afsal finished behind Kenya's Nicholas Kiplagat, who clocked 1:45.38s to win the race in the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level competition held at Dubai Police Stadium.</p>.<p>He, however, could not breach the 2025 World Championships automatic qualification time of 1.44.50s.</p>.<p>Afsal had won a silver in 800m at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games with a time of 1:48.43s.</p>.<p>National record holder Animesh Kujur won the 200m race in a time of 20.45 seconds. He had clocked 20.40 seconds during the 2025 Federation Cup to break Amlan Borgohain's previous national record of 20.52 created three years ago.</p>.<p>Borgohain finished fifth on Friday with a timing of 21.08s.</p>
<p>Dubai: Asian Games silver medallist Mohammed Afsal on Friday broke the seven-year-old 800m national record while finishing second at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix event here.</p>.<p>The 29-year-old Afsal clocked 1 minute and 45.61 seconds to erase the earlier national record of 1:45.65s set by Jinson Johnson in 2018.</p>.<p>Afsal finished behind Kenya's Nicholas Kiplagat, who clocked 1:45.38s to win the race in the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level competition held at Dubai Police Stadium.</p>.<p>He, however, could not breach the 2025 World Championships automatic qualification time of 1.44.50s.</p>.<p>Afsal had won a silver in 800m at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games with a time of 1:48.43s.</p>.<p>National record holder Animesh Kujur won the 200m race in a time of 20.45 seconds. He had clocked 20.40 seconds during the 2025 Federation Cup to break Amlan Borgohain's previous national record of 20.52 created three years ago.</p>.<p>Borgohain finished fifth on Friday with a timing of 21.08s.</p>