Avinash Sable

Avinash Sable smashed India's 30-year-old men's 5000m national record at the Sound Running Track Meet at San Juan Capistrano, California in USA on Friday. Sable also holds the national record in his primary event of 3000m steeplechase, which he competed in at the Tokyo Olympics. In California, he clocked 13 minutes and 25.65 seconds while finishing 12th in the American Meet.

Avinash Sable broke his own 3000m steeplechase national record but failed to qualify for the final, while sprinter Dutee Chand produced a below-par performance to make an exit from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday. MP Jabir also brought up the rear in men's 400m hurdles as the Indians made...