NEW DELHI: Indian athlete Avinash Sable achieved a commendable fifth-place finish in the men's 3000m steeplechase event at the Xiamen leg of the Diamond League meeting. This achievement secured his qualification for the grand finale, which will take place in Eugene, USA, later this month.
Sable, aged 28, clocked a time of 8 minutes 16.27 seconds in the race, which was slightly below his season's best of 8:11.63 and his national record time of 8:11.20.
