Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:52pm on 30 May 2025,Friday Sports
Indian athlete Avinash Sable secured a landmark victory in the men's 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships held at Gumi Civic Stadium, South Korea, on May 29. Clocking a time of 8:20.92, Sable outpaced Japan's Yutaro Niinae (8:24.41) and Qatar's Zakaria al Alhlami (8:27.12) to claim the gold medal. This triumph marks India's first gold in this event at the Asian Athletics Championships since 1989, ending a 36-year drought. Sable's achievement underscores his dominance in the discipline, following his record-breaking performance at the 2023 Asian Games. (PC: Olympics.com)
