Athletics
Xiamen DL: Avinash Sable qualifies for 2023 Diamond League final- HIGHLIGHTS
Avinash Sable has booked his DL Final berth while triple jumpers Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker disappointed.
Avinash Sable finished fifth in the Xiamen Diamond League and booked his berth in for the upcoming Diamond League final in Eugene, USA.
Sable clocked 8:16.27 in a competitive field to improve his performance from the World Championships last month.
Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker finished fifth and sixth in the men's triple jump with a best jump of 16.42m and 16.25m respectively and failed to book their berth for Diamond League finals.
As it happened:
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- 2 Sep 2023 12:59 PM GMT
Indian triple jumpers finish outside of qualification.
Praveen Chithravel finished joint-seventh with 7 points while Abdulla finished eighth with 6 points and they fail to make it to the final at Eugene.
- 2 Sep 2023 12:40 PM GMT
Praveen and Abdulla finish at 5th and 6th.
Praveen Chithravel records a best jump of 16.42m and Abdulla records a best jump of 16.21m to finish at fifth and sixth position.
- 2 Sep 2023 12:29 PM GMT
Chithravel with a 16.14m jump.
A sub-par jump from the Indian and he has one more jump left to get a shot at the top three.
- 2 Sep 2023 12:25 PM GMT
Meanwhile, Praveen and Abdulla are ranked 5th and 6th.
Praveen has recorded a best jump of 16.42m while Abdulla has 16.21m and they will have two more jumps.
- 2 Sep 2023 12:21 PM GMT
Avinash Sable finishes fifth.
A superb race in last two laps from Avinash Sable and he finishes fifth with a timing of 8:16.27.
- 2 Sep 2023 12:01 PM GMT
Praveen improves on his jump!
Praveen crosses 16.27m and he is placed 5th at the moment
- 2 Sep 2023 11:51 AM GMT
Praveen with a 15m jump.
A jump of 15.91m for the Indian jumper and he is ranked third at the moment.
- 2 Sep 2023 11:25 AM GMT
A tight field for both Indian jumpers.
Either of Praveen Chithravel or Abudall Aboobacker needs to finish in top three to have a shot at the Diamond League finals!
