October 5, 2019 1:48 PM
Avinash Sable qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in men's 3,000 m steeplechase event
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 fini...