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Sable finishes 5th; qualifies for Eugene Diamond League
Updated On: 03 September, 2023 09:11 AM IST | Xiamen (China) | PTI
Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco won with a timing of 8:10.31, while Samuel Firewu (8:11.29) of Ethiopia and Amos Serem (8:14.41) of Kenya were second and third respectively
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India’s Avinash Sable finished a creditable fifth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase event of the Xiamen leg Diamond League Meeting on Saturday to qualify for the grand finale in Eugene, USA, later this month.
Sable, 28, who had failed to qualify for the final round in the World Championships in Hungary last month, clocked 8 minutes, 16.27 seconds, well below his season’s best of 8:11.63 and national record time of 8:11.20.
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