Avinash Sable won gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at National Inter-State Athletics Championships

Asian Games champion Avinash Sable may have been far from his best performance, but he managed to improve his own meet record to win the men's 3000m steeplechase event at the 63rd National Inter-State Athletics Championships here on Saturday. National record holder Avinash Sable won the gold medal with a timing of 8:31.75. He improved his previous meet record of 8:33.19 set in Lucknow in 2019. The 29-year-old athlete also holds the national record with a timing of 8:11.20. At the same time, Sumit Kumar won silver with a time of 8:46.93 while Shankar Swamy won bronze with a time of 8:47.05.

Sarvesh Kushare repeated his season-best result in the high jump. He equaled the six-year-old meet record of 2.25 meters, solidifying his 29th place in the Road to Paris rankings. He trailed behind Tejaswin Shankar (2.21 meters). JC Sandesh won the bronze medal with a distance of 2.18 meters.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the gold medal in the men's shot put, throwing 19.93 meters on his final attempt.