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World Athletics Championships 2022 Day 4 Highlights: Best-ever finish for Avinash Sable

Check Highlights from Day 4 of World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, here.

Avinash Sable. (Source: Twitter)
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Indian steeplechaser Avinash Sable will be competing in the 3000m Steeplechase final on Day 4 of World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, on Tuesday (July 19) morning. Sable is gunning to win just the second medal for India in the World Championships after Anju Bobby George.

The 27-year-old Sable, who had also qualified for the 3000m steeplechase final during 2019 edition in Doha, finished third in heat number 3 clocking 8:18.75 to qualify for the finals to be held on Monday (early morning Tuesday in India).

He led till around midway the race before Hailemariyam Amare (8:18.34) of Ethiopia and Evan Jager (8:18.44) of USA took over him.

The top three in each heat and the next six fastest runners across the three heats qualify for the final.

Sable has been in a national record breaking spree in recent times with the latest being the 8:12.48 effort while finishing fifth at the prestigious Diamond League Meeting in Rabat last month.

In other events, Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium won the women’s heptathlon event while women’s 200m qualification and discus throw qualies are also taking place on Day 4 of the event.

19 July 2022
08:41 IST

That's all we have for our action from Day 4 of World Athletics Championships 2022 today, thanks for joining in.

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Avinash Sable in action soon

India's Avinash Sable will be in action soon in the 3000m Steeplechase final event. You can check livestream details of his event here.

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