Parul Chaudhary shaves six seconds off her own 5000m national record at athletics meet in France

India's Parul Chaudhary set a new 5000m national record of 15:04.26 at the Meeting Nikaia 2026 in Nice, France, shaving six seconds off her previous mark of 15:10.35 set three years ago in Los Angeles. The 31-year-old finished second in the race, narrowly beaten by Ethiopia's Bereka Seniya Mohammed, who won with a meet record time of 15:03.85. France's Alessia Zarbo finished a distant third with a season best of 15:16.83.