Avinash Sable has been one of India's rising stars in recent times finishing 11th at the recently-concluded World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
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Avinash Sable has been one of India’s rising stars in recent times finishing 11th at the recently-concluded World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. India’s national record holder finished 5th in the Diamond League, while breaking the record for the eighth time. India’s best athletics medal haul came at the Delhi CWG in 2010 with 2 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze. Sable will be spearheading the line in the absence of Neeraj Chopra in Birmingham this time around.
Sable will compete in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m. Avinash Sable has been in fine form and has reset the national record thrice since the Tokyo Olympics last year. The 27-year-old serial record breaker will be up against the mighty Kenyans, who have taken the top 3 spots in the event since 1998. In 5,000m, Sable, despite breaking the national record this season (13:25.65), will need a heroic effort to finish in the Top 8, if he has any chance of making the final.
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
The Men’s 3000m Steeplechase featuring Sable will take place on Tuesday, 2nd August 2022.
Athletics events at Birmingham 2022 start on August 2 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Annu Rani, Seema Punia, Jyothi Yarraji, Murali Sreeshankar and Avinash Sable are expected to win silverware for India after an impressive start to the Games.
