Kristian Tung smashes 40-year-old national 3,000m record in London


Photo courtesy of Georgina Parker

PETALING JAYA: The 40-year-old national record in the men’s 3,000m has finally been broken after Kristian Tung clocked a new mark of eight minutes 15.81 seconds at the BMC Record Breaker meet at Tooting Bec Athletics Track in London on Thursday (Aug 21).

Although he only finished 15th in the race, his time was enough to crown him as the new national record holder in the 3,000m.

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