Athletics at Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights: Avinash ends historic run in 11th place; Sarvesh Kushare, Annu Rani, Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel fail to qualify

Athletics at Paris Olympics 2024: Avinash Sable's run to the 3000m Steeplechase Final ends with him coming in at 11th spot; Jyothi Yarraji to compete in repechage after failing to make direct qualification in 100m hurdles. Follow Sportskeeda for live updates on Athletics at Paris Olympics 2024

3000m Steeplechase Final

So another valiant effort but no medal to show for as Avinash Sable's promising run ends in an 11th place finish. Considering that no Indian man had been in the final before, it is still a step forward for athletics in the country and Avinash's name will forever be etched in the memory of every Indian fan watching the Steeplechase event.

That will be all from our coverage of the 3000m Steeplechase Final and the Athletics event for the day, a long and especially arduous one for Indian fans. But we part ways with the hope of a better tomorrow. Neeraj Chopra, the Indian poster boy for athletics, plays the Men's Javelin Final tomorrow and we will here bringing you all the latest from Paris 2024 at Sportskeeda. For now, it's good night!

3000m Steeplechase Final

Here's how the final standings look:

3000m Steeplechase Final

And it's not to be a fairytale finish as Sable finishes outside the top-10 with a timing of 8:14.18!

The is placed 11th in a race where Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali defended his gold with a stunning finish. He gets his season's best of 8:06.05 for Gold.

USA's Kenneth Rooks and Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot take home the Silver and Bronze respectively.

3000m Steeplechase Final

Into the FINAL lap! Avinash has fallen behind as we enter the home stretch!

3000m Steeplechase Final

Avinash has slipped further as the Kenyan Kirop Simon now in the lead followed by the Ethiopians! Avinash now down to the 12th at 2000m, but still in contention.

Just a couple of seconds in it!

3000m Steeplechase Final

The Ethiopia trio and Kenyans are now pushing into the next gear and Avinash has fallen behind. He, however, is still in the leading pack of six! The Indian ranked 5th after 1000!

3000m Steeplechase Final

And we are off and Avinash takes the lead! He is looking to set the pace here, maintaining a 10m gap with the rest of the pack at the start.

3000m Steeplechase Final

Can Sable convert a historic run in the Heats to a medal? We are about to find out soon!

The athletes are on the track and introductions are underway!

3000m Steeplechase Final

World record holder Lamecha Girma from Ethiopia, World No. 1 Soufiane El Bakkali and the Moroccan duo of Soufiane El Bakkali and Mohamed Tindouft will be among the big contenders that Avinash Sable will need to watch out for in the race.

Here's a quick look at some of the big names in the fray 👇🏼

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3000m Steeplechase Final

While we wait for.the final to begin, get to know Avinash Sable a bit better using the link below 👇🏼

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3000m Steeplechase Final

Avinash Sable ran a historic 3000m steeplechase heat for India, finishing in fifth to become the first Indian to qualify for the final.

The Indian led for most of the race and looked comfortable heading into the home stretch. His calculated move saw him finish 5th without exerting himself too much. His timing of 8.15.43 was a good six seconds short of his personal best 8:09.94, which is also the national record. He had clocked the time in Paris this year itself and will be deriving confidence from the fact.

The 3000m steeplechase final is scheduled to take pace at 1.10 am IST so settle in as we bring to you updates as and when they unfold!

While the Indian triple jumpers have failed to make it to the final, Avinash Sable will be competing in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Finals later at 1:13 AM. Make sure you join us for that as we take your leave for now!

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Unfortunately, both the Indian triple-jumpers will have to end their campaigns in the Qualifications round as they fail to qualify for the finals. Praveen Chithravel records a best of 16.25 m which he managed in his second jump while Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida kept on improving with every jump but his best of 16.49 m was not enough to take him through. While Abdullah finishes at the 21st spot, Pravin ends up on number 27 and with only 12 athletes going through to the finals, they will not go through.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Pravin Chithravel only manages 16.21 m in his third and final jump failing to improve on his second attempt and he too will fail to make it the final.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida records his best jump of the day at 16.49m but unfortunately that will not be enough for the Indian to make it to the finals.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

With the final jumps remaining for both the Indian athletes, they will need to aim at the 16.80 mark to give themselves a good chance to make it to the finals. Currently, two athletes are locked at the 12th spot with a best jump of 16.79 m each.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Just to let you know, only 4 athletes have managed to go past the Olympic Qualification (Q) of 17.10 m mark across both the groups after the set of second jumps have been completed.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

After their second jumps, Praveen is ranked 21st while Abdulla follows him at the 22nd spot across both the groups. But remember, only a total of 12 athletes will go through to the finals.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

The second attempts of both the Indian athletes are done and they have recorded improved distances as compared to their first ones. Praveen Chithravel records a jump of 16.25m while Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida records it at 16.19m.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida matches his compatriot with a 15.99 m jump as well in his first attempt. Both the Indian athletes are definitely capable of going further and will need to do so as they are ranked joint-19th as of now.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Praveen Chithravel jumps a distance of 15.99 m in his first attempt and is currently placed 6th in Group A with 4 more jumpers left to complete their first attempts, 18th across both the groups. He will have to go for another jump and he will look to generate more power on the jump as this one seemed a bit weak from him.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

While we wait for our triple jumpers to come into action, here's a look at the best attempts of both the athletes in their careers so far 👇 -

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Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

The qualifications are underway. Let me tell you guys, the triple jump is one of the most fascinating events to watch. There are three phases that the athletes go through - the hop off the board, into the step which is the second phase and then the third and final phase which is the jump before landing on to the sand.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Rule check - Each participant will get a maximum of 3 attempts with their best attempt being considered. The athletes will try and get past the Olympic Qualification (Q) mark at 17.10 m or try to be in the top-12 across both the groups to advance to the finals of the Olympics.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

Praveen Chithravel is placed in Group A along with 15 other members while Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida finds himself in Group B which consists of 16 members as well. While the athletes of Group A will have their attempts, Group B will do so simultaneously.

Avinash Sable is set to compete in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final. Sable has already gone where no other Indian has and he will be looking to put his best foot forward in what could be a historic race.

But that is for later, up next we will have our triple jumpers Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida in action in the Qualifications which will start in less than 10 minutes.

Hello, folks! Welcome back to the coverage of the Indian athletes in action today at the track and field. After a disappointing morning session, it is now time to move forward and look at what lies ahead of us.

We still have a lot of action coming up later with Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida set to take part in Men's Triple Jump Qualifications starting at 10:45 PM IST. Also, Avinash Sable will be there in the final of Men's 3000m Steeplechase at 1:13 AM. We will hopefully get much better results then but for now this is Sourabh Agrawal taking your leave on behalf of Team Sportskeeda. Do remember to join us later in the day!

A disappointing set of results for the Indian athletes with Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Annu Rani & Jyothi Yarraji failing to advance to the next stages of their respective events. While Jyothi has moved to the repechage where she will have another crack, Annu and Kushare's journey at Paris 2024 has ended.

Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Annu Rani

Another disappointing throw from Annu measuring 53.55 and she finishes on the 15th position in the Group A. That, unfortunately, would not be enough for the Indian to advance any further and her campaign has come to an end.

Men's High Jump Qualification - Sarvesh Anil Kushare

Kushare fails for the third time at the height of 2.20m and that will be that for the Indian high-jumper. Not the greatest of outings for someone who has a PB of 2.27m and was expected to do better.

Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Annu Rani

A poor second throw of 53.22m from Annu Rani after her 55.81 in her first round and she has slipped down to the 13th spot in her group with just one throw to go.

Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed - Suraj Panwar & Priyanka Goswami

Meanwhile, Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Goswami could not finish the Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed as they pulled out of the race towards the end and bow out of the competition with a DNF against their name.

Men's High Jump Qualification - Sarvesh Anil Kushare

Another failed attempt at 2.20m for Kushare. He now only has one attempt remaining and will need to clear the bar in the next one to move further.

Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Annu Rani

Annu Rani throws a 55.81m in her first attempt. She is currently ranked 10th after the first round of throws and the Indian will need to improve in her next two throws. Remember, each athlete gets 3 throws in the qualification round.

Women's 100m Hurdles - Jyothi Yarraji

Jyothi finishes in the seventh position in her heat with a timing of 13.16. The Indian was slow to start off and could not recover moving forward. She fails to qualify for the semis and will now move to the repechage round

Women's 100m Hurdles - Jyothi Yarraji

It is time for Heat 4 of Women's 100m Hurdles which will see India's Jyothi Yarraji staking a claim for the semis. Can she do it? The racers are lined up on their marks as I type this with Jyothi in Lane 2.

Men's High Jump Qualifications - Sarvesh Anil Kushare

Kushare does not manage to get over the 2.20m mark in his next jump as he clips the bar. Remember, he will have two more attempts at doing so if he chooses to.

Men's High Jump Qualifications - Sarvesh Anil Kushare

A successful first jump for Kushare at 2.15m as he soars over the bar comfortably. A good start for the Indian

In just a bit, we will have Sarvesh Anil Kusare, Jyothi Yarraji and Annu Rani in action while the triple-jumpers and Avinash Sable will have their events later in the night. You can always scroll down for the schudule and further details.

Men's 3000m Steeplechase Finals - Avinash Sable

Avinash Sable, having already scripted history by becoming the first Indian athlete to qualify for the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Finals will be hoping to put in his best efforts in the biggest race of his life. If he can manage to better his PB of 8:09:91, he can spring in a surprise and script further history. He has come into the finals with the fifth-best timing in the heats, so there is certainly hope.

Men's Triple Jump Qualifications - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida

India will have two men carrying their hopes in Men's Triple Jump Qualifications in Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida. While Praveen is in Group A, Aboobacker is placed in Group B with each Group having 16 members each. The Qualification Standard (Q) is set at 17.10m with 12 places up for grabs in the final, automatic qualifiers crossing the Q-mark or the top-12 performers. Praveen has jumped as far as 17.12m in this season while he has a PB of 17.37m, he is expected to do well in the Qualifications. Aboobacker too, has a PB of 17.19 which is more than what is needed in the Qualifications, he has touched the 17m-mark this season as is expected to be in contention for the finals.

Women's Javelin Throw Qualifications - Annu Rani

Annu Rani, India's lone female javelin thrower at Paris, finds herself in Group A alongside 15 others. A total of 32 javelin throwers comprise two groups out of which only 12 will advance to the final. The Qualification Standard (Q) is 62m and the ones who meeting the standard or the 12 best performers from the qualifiers will move forward. Annu Rani will have to outdo her season's best throw of 60.68m in order to meet the Q. She has a PB of 63.82m and is certainly capable of doing that.

Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Jyothi Yarraji

Jyothi Yarraji is in the Heat 4 of Women's 100m Hurdles where she will be alongside 8 other runners trying to make it to the next round which are the semi-finals. To advance to the semi-finals, Jyothi will need to finish in the top-3 in her heat or be one of the 3 fastest runners who have not qualified from all the 5 heats combined. If Jyothi fails to do so, she will move to the repechage round. All the runners that will be competing in the same heat as Jyothi have a PB which is better than the Indian, so she might find it very tough to get through.

Men's High Jump Qualifications - Sarvesh Anil Kushare

Starting us off will be Sarvesh Anil Kushare with the Men's High Jump Qualifications. Kushare is placed in Group B which has 16 athletes including the India. Another 15 athletes are there in Group A taking the total number of competing athletes to 31. Out of these 31 athletes, only 12 will be able to make their places in the final. To go through to the final, the athletes need to meet the Qualification Standard (Q) or be the top-12 performers in the Qualifications. The Qualification Standard is set at 2.29 m which is just above Kushare's personal best at 2.27. The Indian has jumped a highest of 2.25 m in this season and will need to better his best to make the finals.