Tokyo Olympics | Gurpreet Singh pulls out of 50km race walk event due to cramps

The 37-year-old Indiant, one of the lowest ranked athletes in the event, was 51st at the 35km mark with a time of 2 hr 55 minutes and 19 seconds but dropped out just after that.

India's Gurpreet Singh failed to finish the men's 50km race walk , pulling out after the 35km mark due to cramps under hot and humid conditions here on Friday. The 37-year-old Gurpreet, one of the lowest ranked athletes in the event, was 51st at the 35km mark with a time of 2 hr 55 minutes and 19 seconds but dropped out just after that. He had slowed down considerably and was seen sitting on the sidelines after the 35km mark, being helped by the medical team of the race but did not seem to be in much trouble.