NEW DELHI: Indian athletes Avinash Sable and Neeraj Chopra are set to compete in the Diamond League Final in Brussels.
Sable, who is the national record holder in the 3000m steeplechase, will participate in his first Diamond League Final. He is among 12 athletes competing in the race on Friday.
Sable finished 14th in the overall Diamond League standings, having earned three points from two meetings. Despite his ranking, he secured a spot in the final due to the absence of four higher-ranked athletes: Lamecha Girma, Geordie Beamish, Ryuji Mura, and Hillary Bor.
The Diamond League Final will take place over two days, September 13 and 14. The men's 3000m steeplechase is scheduled for September 13, while the men's javelin throw is set for the next day.
This season, five of the 14 Diamond League meetings featured a men's 3000m steeplechase event. Sable recorded his best time of 8:09.91, a national record, in the Paris leg on July 7. He also competed in the Silesia leg, finishing 14th with a time of 8:29.96 on August 25. Sable had also participated in the Paris Games, finishing 11th with a time of 8:14.18.
Neeraj, a two-time Olympic medalist, qualified for the Diamond League Final after finishing fourth in the overall standings. He gathered 14 points from two second-place finishes in Doha and Lausanne.
Winner of each Diamond League final event will receive the 'Diamond Trophy,' USD 30,000 prize money, and a wild card entry for the World Athletics Championships. The runner-up will be awarded USD 12,000, with prize money decreasing to USD 1000 for the eighth-place finisher.
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