Avinash Sable finishes disappointing 14th in Silesia Diamond League

India's top 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable finished a disappointing 14th in the Silesia Diamond League as he failed to impress in a world class field here on Sunday.

The 29-year-old reigning Asian Games champion clocked 8 minute 29.96 second to finish near the bottom. Seventeen runners completed the race while three did not finish.

Reigning Olympic and world champion El Bakkali Soufiane (8:04.29) of Morocco won the race while Amos Serem (8:04.29) of Kenya and Samuel Firewu (8:04.34) of Ethiopia were second and third respectively.

The top-six finishers in the Paris Olympics earlier this year competed here.

In the Paris Diamond League last month, Sable had shattered his own national record while finishing sixth with a time of 8:09.91.

He had become the first Indian man to qualify for the Olympics 3000m steeplechase finals during the Paris Games earlier this month, where he finished 11th with a time of 8:14.18. PTI PDS PDS AH AH