Avinash Sable First Indian to Qualify for the Olympics Final, Journey

Author: Subhi Saxena  Date: 06/08/24

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Avinash Sable

Avinash Mukund Sable who's making waves after his Qualification round is a star steeplechaser from India. He has earned many medals and titles for India. 

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First Indian Athlete

By performing exceptionally well in the Qualification round, the Indian Athlete became the first Indian to Qualify for the finals of the steeplechase event. 

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5th Spot 

Avinash ended up in the 5th position with a timing of 8:15.43 minutes. He was leading the Heat 2 in the starting. 

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His Strategy

There were questions, about how come he dropped from the top to the 5th position in the qualification to which he replied by saying he was saving his energy for the main event and just wanted to end the run in the Top 5. 

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Asian Games Gold Medalist

Avinash Sable is the Asian Games Gold Medalist. He won the Gold Medal in the 3000m steeplechase in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

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Commonwealth Silver Medalist

In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Avinash won the Silver medal for the country in the same event. 

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Personal Best

He has made the national record with his 8:09.94 minutes run in the 2024 Paris Diamond League, he ended up in the 6th spot.

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When is the Final Match?

Avinash Sable will be in action for his final on the 8th of August at 01:13 AM (IST).

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