 "Avinash Sable breaks Bahadur Prasad's 30-year-old 5000m national record")
Avinash Sable broke Bahadur Prasad’s 30-year-old record in 5000 metres thereby setting the new Indian national record at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Capistrano. Sable’s timing of 13:25.65 broke the previous record of 13:29.70. Prasad’s record had stood since 1992 - set in Birmingham. The longest-standing national record remains that of Shivnath Singh in marathon (2:12:00s) which has stood since 1978. Sable’s timing, however, was only good enough for a 12th place finish at the meet in San Juan. The top spot was taken by 1500m Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen with a time of 13:02.03. The Sound Running Track Meet is a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze level event. The 27-year-old was making a competitive appearance in the 5000m event for just the second time. His previous outing came at the Federation Cup in Kozhikode where he registered a time of 13:39.43.
With the new accolade, Sable holds a national record in three separate disciplines. He set the national record in half marathon in Delhi in 2020 (time: 1:00.30) and in his primary discipline of 3000m steeplechase in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this year. At the Indian Grand Prix 2, Sable broke his own national record for the eighth time. He clocked 8:16.21 to win a gold medal then. Sable has already qualified for the World Championships to be held in Eugene, USA from 15 to 24 July. He won a 3000m steeplechase silver in the 2019 Asian Championships in Doha. “We were planning Avinash to field in both 3000m steeplechase and 5000m in Asian Games as he has medal chance in both events,” Indian athletics chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair told news agency PTI. Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, were indefinitely postponed on Friday due to surging COVID-19 cases in China. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook ****, Twitter and Instagram ****.