PATIALA: Athlete Avinash Sable on Wednesday set a
new national record
in the men's 3000m
steeplechase
event in the ongoing
Federation Cup
.
The 26-year-old Avinash recorded a timing of 8:20.20 and hence he ended up breaking his own record which he set in 2019.
"#TOPSAthlete #AvinashSable has set a new national record in men's 3000m steeplechase with timing of 8:20.20 at the Federation Cup in Patiala. The #Tokyo2020 bound runner broke his own record of 8:21.37 set in 2019. #JeetengeOlympics #GemsofSAI," SAI Media tweeted.
In October 2019, Sable had secured a berth in the
Tokyo Olympics 2020
in men's 3000m steeplechase after finishing 13th in the final of the
World Athletics Championships
.
The qualifying cut-off for the
Olympics
was 8:22.00 and Sable completed in 8:21.37, setting a new national record.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated Avinash for setting a new national record.
On Tuesday, Murali Sreeshankar had qualified for the
Tokyo Olympics
in the long-jump event after he set a national record in the ongoing Federation Cup.
The 21-year-old Sreeshankar set a national record after making a jump of 8.26 metres in his final attempt at the Federation Cup and as a result, he attained qualification for the Olympics.