Sable set the pulse racing at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium, winning the gold medal with a time of 8:31.75, bettering the previous record of 8:33.19 that he set in Lucknow in 2019. The 29-year-old Maharashtra Army athlete also He holds the national record of 8:11.20. Sumit Kumar (8:46.93) won silver while Shankar Swami (8:47.05) settled for bronze.
This was Sable's second 3,000m steeplechase of the season after finishing second at the Portland Track Festival athletics meet in the US earlier this month. He is a Commonwealth Games silver medalist in a race dominated by Africans.
In men's shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the gold medal with a best effort of 19.93m in his last attempt. Toor was expected to miss the Panchkula meet due to an ankle injury and appeared to be in discomfort after his event, but he decided to give it a try in a bid to get the qualifying mark.
With the inter-state competition being the last qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics for Indian athletes before the athletics qualification window ends on June 30, the two-time Asian champion failed to reach the Olympic qualification mark. men's shot put 21.50 m. in the qualification period.
However, he is ranked 25th in the Road to Paris rankings for men's shot put. The top 32 eligible athletes in the Camino de Paris classification will earn Olympic quotas when the qualification window and qualification period ends on June 30.
Sarvesh Kushare (2.25m) defeated Asian Games silver medalist Tejaswin Shankar (2.21m) in the men's high jump event. He also equaled the previous record in the interstate meet. Jesse Sandesh took bronze with 2.18m.
Asian Games medalist Parul Chaudhary clinched the gold medal in the women's 3,000m steeplechase after clocking 9:45.70.
Parul set the national record in this event after running a mark of 9:15.31 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last year, breaking the Paris 2024 Olympics standard of 9:23.00 in the process.
Komal Jagadale clocked 10:12.64 to finish second, while Chhavi Yadav settled for bronze after timing her race in 10:13.58.
In the men's long jump, national record holder Jeswin Aldrin had to settle for silver with a modest attempt of 7.75m and Arya S. emerged as the surprise winner with an effort of 7.78m. Aravinth E took bronze with 7.73m, displacing former national champion Muhammed Anees Yahiya (7.64m) from the podium.
This was Sable's second 3,000m steeplechase of the season after finishing second at the Portland Track Festival athletics meet in the US earlier this month. He is a Commonwealth Games silver medalist in a race dominated by Africans.
In men's shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the gold medal with a best effort of 19.93m in his last attempt. Toor was expected to miss the Panchkula meet due to an ankle injury and appeared to be in discomfort after his event, but he decided to give it a try in a bid to get the qualifying mark.
With the inter-state competition being the last qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics for Indian athletes before the athletics qualification window ends on June 30, the two-time Asian champion failed to reach the Olympic qualification mark. men's shot put 21.50 m. in the qualification period.
However, he is ranked 25th in the Road to Paris rankings for men's shot put. The top 32 eligible athletes in the Camino de Paris classification will earn Olympic quotas when the qualification window and qualification period ends on June 30.
Sarvesh Kushare (2.25m) defeated Asian Games silver medalist Tejaswin Shankar (2.21m) in the men's high jump event. He also equaled the previous record in the interstate meet. Jesse Sandesh took bronze with 2.18m.
Asian Games medalist Parul Chaudhary clinched the gold medal in the women's 3,000m steeplechase after clocking 9:45.70.
Parul set the national record in this event after running a mark of 9:15.31 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last year, breaking the Paris 2024 Olympics standard of 9:23.00 in the process.
Komal Jagadale clocked 10:12.64 to finish second, while Chhavi Yadav settled for bronze after timing her race in 10:13.58.
In the men's long jump, national record holder Jeswin Aldrin had to settle for silver with a modest attempt of 7.75m and Arya S. emerged as the surprise winner with an effort of 7.78m. Aravinth E took bronze with 7.73m, displacing former national champion Muhammed Anees Yahiya (7.64m) from the podium.
