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2022 World Athletics Championships: Day 1 LIVE - Avinash Sable, Sreeshankar qualify for final - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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Naib Subedar Avinash Sable (Source: Media_SAI/Twitter)
After a delay of one year due to the covid-19 pandemic, the World Athletics Championships will finally kickstart tonight at Oregon, Eugene in the United Sates of America.
Starting off the Indian campaign in Oregon would be women's racewalker Priyanka Goswami, followed by Sandeep Kumar in the men's section.
World Athletics Championships Day 1 India Schedule
1:40 am - Women's 20km Racewalk FINAL - Priyanka
3:40 am - Men's 20km Racewalk FINAL - Sandeep
6:00am - Steeplechase HEAT 3 - Avinash
6:30am - Long Jump QUALIFICATION - Sreeshankar (Group B), Jeswin, Anees (Group A)
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
Live Updates
- 16 July 2022 12:41 AM GMT
Men's Steeplechase 3000m Heat 2 Results
A much slower run compared to the first Heat, but it does not matter. Right then, something around 8:17 is what Avinash Sable would need to ensure a smooth passage to the final, it seems.
- 16 July 2022 12:27 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Heat 1 Results
Olympic Champion El Bakkali makes it with ease. So do the two Kenyan athletes. The others will have to wait for being the fastest losers after the remaining two heats.
- 15 July 2022 11:50 PM GMT
Up Next: Avinash Sable in Men's 3000m Steeplechase
After two disappointing performances from racewalkers Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar, the Indian eyes now move to track events where the rising star Avinash Sable will be in action soon in Heat 3 of Men's 3000m Steeplechase.
Stay tuned!
- 15 July 2022 11:47 PM GMT
Sandeep Kumar comes home 40th
A below par performance from Sandeep Kumar as he finishes 40th off 45 athletes clocking 1:31.58. This is way below his personal best of 1:20:16.
- 15 July 2022 11:35 PM GMT
Yamanishi storms to Gold!
That was just so easy for Yamanishi. He retains his gold and is the World Champion with 1:19.07. His teammate comes home second while Sweden takes the final spot on the podium.
Heartbreak for Kenya's Gathimba, who had the third spot sealed for a long time before the Swede just brushed past him in the final lap.
- 15 July 2022 11:30 PM GMT
Final lap left
Final lap left for the race leaders and Japan looks poised for a 1-2 finish with defending champion Yamanishi and Ikeda in the lead. Gathimba is a distant third while Karlstorm is further behind.
Can Yamanishi defend his title?
- 15 July 2022 11:25 PM GMT
Penalty for Sandeep
There comes the third red card for Sandeep and off he goes to the penalty zone. Not quite India's day in racewalking, it seems.
- 15 July 2022 11:22 PM GMT
Sandeep completes 15km
Sandeep Kumar completes 15km in 1:06.02. He now has two red cards for a bent knee and is trailing the leading pack by almost 2kms and more than 5 minutes.
Karlstorm, Yamanishi, Ikeda and Gatimbha leading the race with just 3kms to go for them.
- 15 July 2022 11:10 PM GMT
Sandeep being lapped
Not a good sight as Sandeep Kumar (in blue) gets lapped by an aggressive leading pack of runners.
