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Avinash Sable smashes 30-year-old 5000m national record in US

insidetrack IndiaMay 7, 2022

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India’s Avinash Sable smashed a 30-year-old record of Bahadur Prasad in 5000m. The 27-year-old from Maharashtra set a new national record with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Caprano, USA.

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Olympian & #TOPScheme 🏃‍♂️ #AvinashSable breaks 30-yr old long standing record of Bahadur Prasad (13:29.70/1992) in 5000m, setting a new #nationalrecord with a brilliant performance of 13:25.65 in Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Caprano 🇺🇸 #Athletics1/2 pic.twitter.com/vNxWGhi7mT
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) May 7, 2022
For the last 30 years, it was Bahadur Prasad who held the record with his 13:29.70 timing way back in June 1992.
Sable finished 12th in the meet and has been training in the USA for upcoming international events.
Last month at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Kozhikode, Sable rewrote the men’s 5000m meet record with a fine effort over 13:39.43.
More to follow…

insidetrack IndiaMay 7, 2022

586 1 minute read

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