Athletics
Tokyo Olympics Day 7, 30th July Athletics LIVE: Disappointing start for Indians on the opening day of athletics - Updates, results, commentary, blog
Follow all the latest news and updates as Indians compete in women's 100m, men's 3000m steeplechase and 400m hurdles
Dutee Chand will retire after the 2024 Paris Olympics (Source: Getty)
It was a disappointing start for the Indian contingent on day one of athletics events at the Tokyo Olympics. Avinash Sable, MP Jabir, Dutee Chand, and the mixed relay team were all knocked out from the heats.
Avinash Sable did set a new national record and was also a bit unlucky as he finished 13th fastest overall but was knocked out because of the level of competition in heat 2.
That's all from the opening day of the athletics.
Thank you very much for joining in and I hope you get a good night's sleep before the start of our coverage tomorrow.
Live Updates
- 30 July 2021 1:01 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heat 2
Take a bow Avinash Sable!!
The heat ends and while Avinash Sable finishes seventh, he does manage to set a new national record of 8:18.12 which is a massive improvement on the previous timing of 8:21.37 also set by Sable.
- 30 July 2021 12:57 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heat 2
Well, well, well.
Eritrea's, Yemane Haileselassise has just set off and is currently leading the race after the 2000m mark. He's closely followed by Abraham Kibiwot in second.
Avinash Sable is currently running seventh as we head to the final 1000m.
- 30 July 2021 12:53 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heat 2
At the first 1000m mark, Avinash Sable has made a good start and is currently in 6th place.
Zak Seddon, Getnet Wale, and Abraham Kibiwot make up the top 3.
- 30 July 2021 12:50 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heat 2
Here's the moment we've been waiting for, Avinash Sable in action.
The athletes take their mark for the start of the race and we will be closely watching on Ethiopia's Getnet Wale and Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot who are touted to be medal favourites.
The race begins.
- 30 July 2021 12:46 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heat 1
Girma comes first
Lamecha Girma maintained the lead throughout and looked like he had more in the tank even after the end of the race. Japan's Ryuji Miura edged Kenya's Benjamin Kigen in the final lap to finish second, as the Japanese set a new national record with a time of 8:09.92.
All three athletes advance to the final!!
- 30 July 2021 12:38 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heat 1
5 Laps to go
Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia is leading the race after the first 2000m followed by Kenya's Benjamin Kigen. We started with fifteen but we've already had two athletes pulling out during the race.
- 30 July 2021 12:34 AM GMT
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heat 1
And away they go in the first heat.
A major name missing this year is Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto, who has the Olympic Record with a time of 8:03.28 which he achieved in Rio 2016.
- 30 July 2021 12:28 AM GMT
Minutes away from some Steeplechase action
The men's 3000m Steeplechase will begin in a few minutes.
India's Avinash Sable, who will be the first Indian since 1952 to participate in the event at the Olympics, will be action in heat 2.
- 30 July 2021 12:22 AM GMT
Women's 100m Preliminary round - Heat 3
Joella Lloyd of Antigua and Barbuda started slowly but covered up in the final 50m as she won the round with a time of 11.55 seconds as she looked very comfortable in the end.
Asimenye Simwaka and Alvin Teheupeiory finish second and third respectively. All three athletes advance to the first round.
Carla Scicluna will also race in round 1 as she was fastest amongst the rest in all three heats.
- 30 July 2021 12:13 AM GMT
Women's 100m Preliminary round - Heat 2
Talk about margins.
In the second heat of the prelims, Fasihi Farzaneh from Iran finishes first while Azreen Nabila Alias of Malaysia came second and was behind by just 0.01 seconds. Both the athletes along with Kuwait's, Mudhawi Alshammari make up the top 3 and qualify for the next round.
