Avinash Sable, INDIA runs monster 8:12.48 steeple in Rabat, behind Bakkali (7:58.28), and Girma (7:59.24).

Better than most of the euro sub elites you're always on about.

My theory is that the longest-civilized places have the fewest great athletes. Selection favored the sedentary and cerebral

Bravo! This is the same guy IIRC who came second behind Bekele when he once ran a half in Bangalore.

Sorry, it was Kolkata and a 25K race that Bekele finished in 73:44 and Avinash Sable was fourth overall and the top Indian at just one and half minutes behind Bekele.

This sounds to be by far the best Indian running performance ever

He will be 28 in a few months and Hermens represents him. Suspicious to me.

Jai Hind!!!

Sable trains in US with ADP.

if you are doping you don’t go train where USADA is. You hide.

yes, india, like us and others, have dopers. Not this case

We talked about Sable in our meet recap.

Quick Take: Sable is doing quite well under Scott Simmons

In January, American Scott Simmons was named the coach of the Indian national team and Avinash Sable is doing quite well under his tutelage. At the start of the year, the 27-year-old Sable was an 8:18 steeple guy. Now he’s an 8:12 guy. And last month, he broke the 35-year-old Indian 5000 record by running 13:25.6. Simmons told us that he’s been coaching most of the Indians remotely, save for a one-month trip to India in March, as they only recently got their US visas but Sable has been in Colorado Springs. Simmons called Sable a “huge talent” via text message after this one was over.

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2022 Rabat DL: Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Steeple Thriller, Karsten Warholm Pulls Up Injured

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El Bakkali held off Lamecha Girma to win the steeple as both men broke 8:00, but disaster struck in the 400 hurdles as Warholm said after the race he believes he tore his hamstring. MB: Official 2022 Rabat DL Discussion Threa...

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What other Indians does Simmons coach?

For some reason it looked like Girma didn't fight at all.

See the last lap for yourself :

Neither El Bakkali nor Girma touched the water on the last water jump. They should be disqualified. /s

A lot of people ask Al Baakkali to go next step and do an attempt on 3000m SC WR.

From the race of Rabat he has at least the marge of 8 mins 56 sec.