Paris Diamond League 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Sable breaks national record to finish sixth, Jena places eighth; Two WRs broken

• India’s Avinash Sable bettered his own 3000m steeplechase national record at the Paris Diamond League. He finished with a timing of 8:09.91, improving his personal best (8:11:20) by more than a second.
• Kishore Kumar Jena finished eighth with a throw of 78.10m.
• Two World Records were broken. Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women’s high jump with a new best of 2.10 metres. That mark beat by 1cm the previous record set by Bulgaria’s Stefka Kostadinova in Rome in 1987, one of track and field’s longest-standing.

• Faith Kipyegon broke her own world record of 3:49.11 as she finished first in the women’s 1500m race with a time of 3:49.04.

Faith Kipyegon breaks her own world record of 3:49.11 as she finishes first in the women’s 1500m with a time of 3:49.04.

Paris Diamond League 2024: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon improves her 1500m world record

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet on Sunday.

Jena ends campaign by finishing eighth in the men’s javelin throw event, while Weber takes the top spot!

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Jena throws 76.57m but remains in eighth place as Weber leads.

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India’s Kishore Jena fouled yet again. This is his consecutive foul after he failed to make it through in the third attempt. 

World decathlon record holder Kevin Mayer of France was forced to withdraw from the Paris Diamond League meeting after crashing to the ground on Sunday during the 110-meter hurdles race.

Czech Vadlejch overtakes Weber with a 85.04m throw on his fourth attempt.

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Nadeem creeps up to third place with a 82.71m throw on his third attempt.

Jakub Vadlejch with a 81.47m throw on second attempt, moves to third. Nadeem also improves from his first attempt. Jena’s second attempt is .05m lesser than his previous attempt as he sinks to seventh place. 

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Jena throws 78.10m to place fifth after first attempt!!! The Indian will have to produce something different if he wants to finish with a podium finish.

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks women’s high jump World Record to jump 2.10m on her first attempt!!! Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria held the previous record 2.09m since 1987.

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Yaroslava Mahuchikh sets new world record in women’s high jump during Paris Diamond League

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women’s high jump at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Sunday.

Jakub Vadlejch, Edis Matusevičius, Artur Felfner foul on their first attempt

Julian Weber throws a 83.41m in his first attempt, followed by Anderson Peters’ 78.62m

Artur Felfner

Kishore Jena

Toni Keranen

Marcin Krukowski

Andrian Mardare

Edis Matusevičius

Arshad Nadeem

Anderson Peters

Jakub Vadlejch

Julian Weber

INDIA’S AVINASH SABLE BREAKS HIS OWN NATIONAL RECORD TO FINISH SIXTH AT THE PARIS DIAMOND LEAGUE!!!! He ran 8:09.91. His previous record of 8:11.20 helped him win silver at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

Avinash Sable breaks 3000m steeplechase National Record at Paris Diamond League

India’s Avinash Sable bettered his own 3000m steeplechase national record at the Paris Diamond League meet on Sunday.

Sime manages to keep his place as the leader to win the men’s 3000m steeplechase despite Serem’s last minute attempt. 

The Indian National Record holder Avinash Sable increase pace to chase the leaders inorder to enter the podium. Last lap left.

Sable slows down after a relatively quick start after he moved to ninth place but managed to increase his pace to seventh at the moment. Kibiwot in the lead. 

Avinash Sable starts strong and is currently at sixth. 

National Record holder Avinash Sable is set to take on the Paris Diamond League competition. 

Daniel Arce

Geordie Beamish

Leonard Bett

Jean-Simon Desgagnés

Samuel Duguna

Louis Gilavert

Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui

Abraham Kibiwot

Lawrence Kemboi

Simon Koech

Wilberforce Chemiat

Ryuji Miura

Anthony Rotich

Avinash Sable

Amos Serem

Abrham Sime

Mohamed Tindouft

Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin and 5000m runner Ankita Dhyani on Sunday qualified for the Paris Olympics through the world ranking quota and are set to be included in the Indian athletics team, which will now have 30 members.

Aldrin and Ankita’s names figured in the latest list published by World Athletics (WA) after the national federations notified the international body about their athletes who would not compete in Paris due to various reasons despite making the cut.

Paris 2024: Aldrin, Ankita qualify for Olympics, Indian athletics team strength to rise to 30

Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin and 5000m runner Ankita Dhyani on Sunday qualified for the Paris Olympics through the world ranking quota.

Allman managed to save her best for last with a 68.07m throw in her sixth attempt.

Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis is in action. He cleared 5.65m mark in his first attempt.

Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clarified that Sunday’s Paris Diamond League was never a part of his competition calendar this year.

The statement came after a media report stated that Chopra pulled out of the event due to the adductor niggle that has been troubling him for the past couple of months.

The 26-year-old took to X to say that there was no question of a withdrawal when he had not even entered his name.

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Neeraj Chopra clarifies non-participation in Paris Diamond League, says it wasn’t part of his calendar

India ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clarified his non-participation in the Paris Diamond League on Wednesday and said that the competition was never part of his calendar.

Top Indian 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and javelin thrower Kishore Jena will hope to fine-tune their Olympics preparations in the Paris leg of the Diamond League one-day meeting series on Sunday.

Reigning Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has opted out of the Paris DL stating it was never a part of his competition calendar this year.

Both Sable and Jena have not been in the best of forms and have not competed in too many events ahead of the Paris Games but they would be looking to get acclimatised to the conditions of the city which will host the Olympics.

In five Diamond League appearances so far in his career, Sable’s best show has been a fifth-place finish.

Jena has also had a forgettable season so far with efforts of 76.31m in Doha Diamond League and 75.49m in the Federation Cup before an 80.84m throw to win a bronze at the National Inter-State Championships.

Paris Diamond League: Sable, Jena up against world-class field in tune-up to Olympics

Top Indian 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and javelin thrower Kishore Jena will hope to fine-tune their Olympics preparations in the Paris leg of the Diamond League one-day meeting series on Sunday.

When will the men’s 3000m steeplechase and javelin throw at the Paris Diamond League 2024 start?

The men’s 3000m steeplechase and javelin throw events at the Paris Diamond League 2024 will start at 7:53 PM IST and 8:15 PM IST, respectively on Sunday, July 7, 2024. 

Where to watch the men’s 3000m steeplechase and javelin throw at the Paris Diamond League 2024 on TV in India?

The men’s 3000m steeplechase and javelin throw events at the Paris Diamond League 2024 will be broadcast live on Sports 18.

Where to live stream the men’s 3000m steeplechase and javelin throw at the Paris Diamond League 2024 in India?

The live streaming of men’s 3000m steeplechase and javelin throw events at the Paris Diamond League 2024 will be available on Jio Cinema.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Paris Diamond League 2024, where Avinash Sable and Kishore Jena will take part in the men’s 3000m steeplechase and men’s javelin throw event, respectively.