Bharatinder Singh (born 23 October 1988) is an Indian
track and field
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athlete from
Haryana
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who specializes in
decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
. Bharatinder set the Indian National record of 7,658 points during the 51st National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championship held in
Bangalore
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on 12 June 2011.
He broke
Jora Singh's previous mark of 7,502 points, registered in
New Delhi in August 2006.
In 2014, he received the
Bhim Award
The Bhim Award is the highest sports honor given by the government of Haryana, India
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, the highest award for sports in Haryana.
Performance during the National record
The following table shows Bharatinder Singh's performance in the individual events when he set the Indian national record.
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Living people
1988 births
Indian male hurdlers
Indian decathletes
Athletes from Haryana
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for India
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