NEW DELHI: Indian steeplechase national record holder Avinash Sable finished ninth in his Diamond League final debut in Brussels on Friday, marking his 30th birthday with a below-par performance. He clocked 8 minutes and 17.09 seconds in the race, not matching the national record of 8:09.91 he set in the Paris leg of the DL series in July.
The race saw Kenya's Amos Serem win the championship with a time of 8:06.90. Soufiane El Bakkali from Morocco, the reigning Olympic and world champion, came in second at 8:08.60. Tunisia's Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui secured third place, clocking 8:09.68.
