Afsal had won a silver in 800m at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games with a time of 1:48.43s.
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.
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.
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.
He, however, could not breach the 2025 World Championships automatic qualification time of 1.44.50s.
Afsal had won a silver in 800m at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games with a time of 1:48.43s.
