Kuldeep Kumar of Madhya Pradesh broke the national record in men's pole vault with 5.41m mark in Bhubaneswar. (Credit: AFI) Indian pole vaulter rewrote the men’s national record on Saturday after recording 5.41m mark at the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar. He cleared the mark of 5.41m in his first attempt and decided to go for 5.46m but failed to cross that mark. He broke the national recod of 5.40m set last year by Dev Kumar Meena and also improved the national indoor record of 5.30m set earlier in March by Reegan G of Tamil Nadu . This was first time that Kuldeep has participated in an indoor Pole Vault competition. “It was a good day for me. It was a good experience today,” said Kuldeep Kumar after making the national record. Dev, the former record holder and one of the best pole vaulters in the country, struggled to get his rhythm going and settled for a bronze medal this time with a mark of 5.20m. He tried thrice at the 5.35m but failed.…