Profile photo of Avinash Sable. | Image credit: Hindus
National record 3000m tower runner Avinash Sable failed to qualify for the final round of the World Athletics Championships after finishing in a disappointing seventh place in his heat race. in a shocking result in Budapest on August 19.
Sable, who has been training abroad for months with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Sports to prepare for this iconic event and has been exempted from competing in domestic events, achieved a record of 8 minutes 22.24 seconds to finish seventh at number one.
It was a tactical race and the 28-year-old lost again in the biggest race. He was the lead at 2300m but then lost momentum, especially in the final lap, well below his national record time of 8:11.20.
Only the top five finishers in three rounds will advance to the final round.
Sable is expected to at least reach the final, if not win a medal. His performance was a huge disappointment for the Indian camp on the opening day of the championship.
This was Sable’s third time competing at the World Championships and the first time he failed to make it to the finals.
He finished 11th in the final in Eugene, USA, last year, unable to cope with a tactical race that was one of the slowest in the show’s history. He placed 13th in the Doha 2019 edition.
World record holder Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia reached the best time to reach the final with 8:15.89 winning in the third leg, while Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco came in second. two in the second round with 8:23.66.
The Indians also finished in the men’s 20 km walk.
Vikash Singh finished 28th in a time of 1 hour 21 minutes 58 seconds, while Paramjit Singh (1:24:02) and Akashdeep Singh (1:31:12) placed 35th and 47th respectively in the event with 50 runners. contestant.
The national record of Akashdeep (NR: 1:19:55) was even more disappointing as he was the runner to finish last.
Two athletes did not finish while one was disqualified.
Sable trained at high altitudes in Colorado Springs, USA for some time. In fact, he began training in the US under renowned coach Scott Simmons last April with sponsorship under the Sports Department’s Target Olympic Podium Program.
Last year’s overseas training tour benefited Sable as it won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, ending Kenyan hegemony since 1998.
This year, Sable came to Colorado Springs in March and was allowed to train in St Moritz, Switzerland in early August before coming here.
Sable has competed in three Diamond League events this season with the best being in Silsea, Poland, where his 8:11.63 time to finish in sixth place helped him qualify. event to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics a lot before.
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