Avinash Sable finishes fifth in 3000m Steeplechase at Stockholm Diamond League, HIGHLIGHTS

1. Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) - 8:09.84

2. Getnet Wale (Ethiopia) - 8:12.27

3. Abraham Sime (Ethiopia) - 8:16.82

4. George Beamish (New Zealand) - 8:17.63

5. Avinash Sable (India) - 8:21.88

6. Mohammed Msaad (Morocco) - 8:22.47

7. Simon Sundstrom (Sweden) - 8:24.18

8. Hailemariam Amare (Ethiopia) - 8:26.21

And Sable finishes the race in the fifth spot with a timing of 8:21.88. He scores four points.

No change in position for Sable. Still fifth. However, in front, El Bakkali has taken the lead as he injects more pace.

Two-third of the race is done and dusted. Sable still in the fifth spot. Good job from the Indian. However, Wale, El Bakkali and Sime are well ahead of the rest of the pack.

And Sable moves up to fifth. The Indian is on track to score his first ever Diamond League points.

Wale and El Bakkali leading the pack. Sable in sixth position with 40 percent of the race done.

Sable currently in the 6th spot.

Wet conditions in Stockholm. It will be interesting to see how that affects the pace.

In every discipline at every meeting, athletes are awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 points for positions one to eight, respectively.

At the end of 13 meetings, the top six in the field events, top eight for 100m-800m and the top ten for 1500m and long distance events will qualify for the final, a winner-takes-all competition, which will be held in Eugene on September 16 and 17.

Diamond League is a prestigious athletics series of 14 meetings from May to September in which the male and female athletes compete in 16 disciplines.

However, contrary to general trend, the top three finishers do not receive any medals in these meetings. Instead, the top-eight athletes are awarded points and cash prizes according to their positions. Check the details here.

• George Beamish (NZL)
• Samuel Duguna (ETH)
• Fernando Carro (ESP)
• Emil Blomberg (SWE)
• Avinash Sable (IND)
• Hailemariam Amare (ETH)
• Simon Sundstrom (SWE)
• Mohammed Msaad (MAR)
• Vidar Johansson (SWE)
• Abraham Sime (ETH)
• Getnet Wale (ETH)
• Lawrence Kemboi Kip Song (KEN)
• El Mehdi Aboujanah (ESP)

The event will begin at 10:42PM IST. Viewers in India can watch its live telecast on Sports18 or stream it on JioCinema.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Avinash Sable will compete in the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm tonight.

The 28-year-old Sable had finished 10th, clocking a below-par 8:17.18 seconds, at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat, Morocco on May 28 in his only 3000m steeplechase race of the year so far.

Sable holds the National Record of 8:11.20s, set on his way to the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year.