India's Avinash Sable qualified for Tokyo Olympics in men's 3000m steeplechase event by shattering his own national record for the second time in three days but finished 13th in the final of the World Championships in Doha.

Avinash, a farmer's son from Mandwa village in Maharashtra, clocked 8 minutes 21.37 seconds to breach the Olympics qualifying standard of 8:22.00 seconds last night.
 
In the men's 20km race walk event, national record holder K T Irfan finished a disappointing 27th in 1 hour 35 minute 21 seconds while compatriot Devender Singh stood 36th in 1hour 41 minutes 48 seconds among 40 athletes who completed the race. The 29-year-old Irfan has already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.