India’s middle distance runner Avinash Sable will participate in the Diamond League final for the first time. He is the second Indian to make it to the final of this league. Before him, Neeraj Chopra has participated in this event. 29-year-old Avinash will present the Indian challenge in the 3000 meter steeplechase event. His event will be held on Friday, 13 September. Sable has participated in 2 out of 5 events of the Diamond League this season and was ranked 14th in the table with 3 points. But, 4 athletes with higher ranking than him withdrew their names. With this, Sable qualified for the final of 12 players. Star javelin thrower Neeraj has already qualified for the final of this season. The 2-day Diamond League final is going to be held in Brussels. The athlete who wins it gets the prestigious Diamond Trophy, prize money of $ 30,000 and a wild card entry card for the World Athletics Championship. While the runner-up gets $12,000 and the one who finishes 8th gets $1000. Improved his own national record in Paris against the Indian athlete in the Diamond League final
This season, 5 out of the 14 events of the Diamond League had men’s 3000 meter steeplechase event. On July 7, Sable finished sixth in the Paris stage of the Diamond League with a time of 8:09.91 minutes. He improved his own national record. He was in 14th place (8:29.96 minutes) in the Silesia stage on August 25. Sable had reached the final of the Paris Olympics
Sable had reached the final of the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase event in the Paris Olympics, but he could not impress with his performance. In the Paris Olympics, he finished a disappointing 11th with a time of 8:14.18 minutes. Neeraj qualified with 15 points
Five days ago, double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Diamond League Final by finishing fourth in the overall table. He earned 14 points by finishing second in each of the one-day events held in Doha and Lausanne. Full news
