Avinash Sable is an Indian track and field athlete who competes in the 3000m steeplechase. He served as Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. Avinash Sable won silver in the 3000m steeplechase category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with a time of 8 minutes 11.20 seconds.
Wiki/Biography
Avinash Sable was born on Tuesday, September 13, 1994 in Mandwa, Beed District, Maharashtra, India (27 years old; as of 2021).
Avinash Sable in his student days
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Avinash’s father, Mukund Sable, was a farmer. Her mother’s name is Vaishali Sable and she is a farmer.
Avinash Sable’s parents
Profession
military career
After completing class XII, Avinash Sable enlisted in the Indian Army and was attached to the 5th Battalion of the Mahar Regiment. In 2013, he was posted to Siachen Glacier as a havildar. In an interview, he talked about his experience in Siachen and said,
There is snow all around me. I had never seen snow before this, and there was nothing for me to do besides your duties. There is no internet in the area and I am a junior student. So, I didn’t know what to do or who to talk to. ”
In 2014, he was posted as an infantryman in Lalgarh Jattan, near the Pakistan border in Rajasthan, and in 2015, he was posted to Sikkim. Later, Avinash was promoted to the rank of Naib Subedar in the Indian Army.
track and field
In 2015, while serving in the Indian Army, Avinash’s colleagues insisted that he participate in a cross-country competition organized by the Indian Army. Initially, he participated in sporting events organized by the Indian Army. Speaking in an interview about his participation in Indian Army sporting events, Avinash said:
I just started running in 2015. The Army had a track and field scouting program and they selected me as a cross country runner. “
Later, in June 2017, Avinash made his debut as a steeplechaser in the 3000m steeplechase event at the 2017 Indian Federation Cup in Patiala with a time of 9:06.42. In July 2021, he participated in the Tokyo Olympics and finished seventh with a time of 8 hours, 18 minutes and 12 seconds.
Avinash Sable at Tokyo 2020
In September 2021, he participated in the National Athletics Open held in Bhubaneswar. In July 2022, Avinash participated in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, where he finished 11th with a time of 8 minutes and 31.75 seconds.
Avinash Sable at the World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Record)
- 2019: Broke the 37-year-old record set by Gopal Sainiat at the 1981 Asian Championships in Tokyo with a time of 8:28.94 in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2019 Federation Cup National Adult Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar The national record of 8 minutes and 30 seconds
- 2020: Completed the half marathon national record in 1:00:30 seconds at the 2020 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, breaking Maharashtra’s Kalidas Hirave’s record The previous national record of 1:03:46
- 2022: Breaks the 5000m national record with a time of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track in San Juan Capistrano, breaking the previous record set by Bahadur Prasad. The national record of 13:29.70 set in 1992 stood for 30 years.
- 2022: National record in the 3000m steeplechase category at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games is 8:11.20
- 2023: First Indian to win gold in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 Asian Games; he completes the race in 8 minutes 19.50 seconds, beating Iran’s Hossein Kihani at the 2018 Asian Games A record of 8 minutes and 22.79 seconds.
medal
gold
- 2017: 57th National Open Athletics Championships 2017, Chennai
- 2018: Cross-Services Conference 2018, Jalahalli, Bangalore
- 2018: India Open 2018, Bhuvneshwar
- 2019: Federation Cup National Adult Athletics Championships 2019, Patiala
- 2019: The 69th Inter-Services Athletics Championship 2019 was held at Army Sports Academy, Pune
- 2020: Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020, New Delhi
Avinash Sable poses with gold medal at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
- 2022: Indian Grand Prix I Championship 2022, Patiala
- 2023: Asian Games, Hangzhou, China (3000m steeplechase)
Avinash Sable after winning gold medal at 2023 Asian Games
silver
- 2017: 67th Inter-Services Championship 2017, Jalahalli, Bengaluru
- 2019: 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships, Doha, Qatar
- 2019: 23rd Asian Athletics Championships, Doha
Avinash Sable poses with his silver medal at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha
- 2022: 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, UK
Avinash Sable poses with silver medalist at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 2023: Asian Games, Hangzhou, China (men’s 5000m)
prize
In 2020, Avinash won the Athletics Athlete of the Year award at the Sports Stars Ace Awards 2020.
Avinash Sable attends 2020 Ace Sports Awards
Facts/Trivia
- In 2018, Avinash joined the national team and received training from coach Nikolay Snesarev to prepare for the 2018 Asian Games. A few months later, however, Thybulle returned to Army coach Amrish Kumar. It is said that it was the rigorous training of coach Nikolai that brought him back to the Army coaching side. In an interview, Avinash talked about his coach Nikolay Snesarev and said:
“Coach Snesarev is a very hard-working coach. He makes me run a lot. He definitely makes me run about 150 kilometers a week,”
- In April 2018, Avinash injured his ankle and failed to participate in the 2018 Asian Games.
- In 2019, Avinash broke the national record at the 2019 Federation Cup in Patiala and qualified for the 2019 World Athletics Championships. He became the first Indian obstacle course athlete to qualify for the World Athletics Championships after Dina Ram in 1991.
Avinash Sable at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha
- In 2021, Avinash represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He became the first Indian obstacle racer to qualify for the Olympic 3000m obstacle course since 1952.
- In an interview, Avinash spoke about how mental health affected his performance at the World Championships. He added that he did not have any mental conditioning coach so he later started meditating and practicing yoga. This led to him performing well at the 2023 Asian Games, winning two medals, one gold and one silver. Avinash Sable said,
I was at the peak of my fitness during the World Championships. I thought I had what it takes to win a medal, but I don’t know what happened to me. Since I couldn’t get a medal after training hard for two years, it didn’t hurt to look for a different training ground and a new approach. “
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