CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Avinash Sable’s most recent mark and the standing men’s 3000m steeplechase national record is an 8:11.20 run he recorded at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham to win the silver medal. It was the third time in five months he bettered the national mark.

Detailed explanation-2: -3000m steeplechase national record Avinash Sable holds the record in the 3000m steeplechase. He clocked a time of 8:11.20 at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. In the women’s category, Lalita Babar holds the record with a timing of 9:19.76, achieved at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Notes: Avinash Sable finished seventh in 3000m steeplechase event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He took 8 minutes 18.12 seconds (8:18.12s) to finish the race and set a national record by breaking his own record of 8:20.20s that he set during the Federation Cup in March.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s Avinash Sable broke the national record in the 3000m steeplechase with a timing of 8.12.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s Avinash Sable bettered his own national record by almost a second to win the silver medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK, on Saturday.