Avinash Sable came up with a fighting finish as he pipped Eritrea’s Yemane Haileselassie to take the third spot in his 3000m steeple chase heat. The result allowed him to grab an automatic berth to the final at the World Athletics Championships here on Friday.
It is the second time national record holder Sable – who led the pack for half the race – is making the final at the Worlds after his maiden foray in Doha 2019.
Meanwhile, M. Sreeshankar became the first Indian man to qualify for the long jump final at the Worlds, finishing second in his group (with 8m) behind Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou (8.03m).
