Avinash Sable finished ninth in the 3000m men’s steeplechase with a timing of 8:17.09 at the Diamond League 2024 final on Saturday.
Sable, a national record-holder in 3000m steeplechase, finished 14th in the overall Diamond League standings with three points from two meetings. However, four athletes ranked higher than him — Lamecha Girma (injured) of Ethiopia, Geordie Beamish of New Zealand, Ryuji Mura of Japan and Hillary Bor of the USA — pulled out, which allowed Sable to participate in the season final top 12.
The 29-year-old had finished sixth with a national record time of 8:09.91 — bettering his earlier mark — in the Paris leg of the Diamond League on July 7. He was 14th at the Silesia leg with a time of 8:29.96 on August 25.
At the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024, Sable finished 11th in men’s 3000m steeplechase final with a timing of 8:14.18.
