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Parul Chaudhary clocks second-fastest time for Indian in 3000m steeplechase at Shanghai Diamond League

Parul Chaudhary clocks second-fastest time for Indian in 3000m steeplechase at Shanghai Diamond League

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2 min readMay 16, 2026 10:11 PM IST Middle-distance runner Parul Chaudhary ran the second-fastest 3000m steeplechase race by an Indian woman to finish seventh in the season-opening Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Saturday. Parul, the national record holder, clocked 9 minutes 12.84 seconds, slightly slower than her personal best of 9:12.46. The 31-year-old from Uttar Pradesh was running her first race of the season after the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo and was up against a field which featured Tokyo Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai of Uganda and reigning World champion Faith Cherotich of Kenya. Parul started in the middle running pack and maintained a consistent pace throughout the race. She remained in eighth position till 2800m before producing a kick in the final 200m to go past USA’s Lexy Halladay to finish seventh and earned two points in the race for Diamond League Finals qualification. Parul has a packed calendar in the 2026 season with Commonwealth Games and Asian Games scheduled in the space of one month. While a double podium finish (in 3000 …

Parul Chaudhary finishes seventh in Shanghai Diamond League

Parul Chaudhary finishes seventh in Shanghai Diamond League

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India’s Parul Chaudhary put up a commendable display, finishing seventh in women’s 3,000m steeplechase at the inaugural Diamond League meet of the season in Shanghai, China on Saturday. Competing in a stacked field, Chaudhary clocked 9:12.84 to complete the race in the seventh position. It was just 0.38s short of her own national record, which stands at 9:12.46s. #News | Parul Chaudhary finishes 7th at the Shanghai Diamond League👏 An impressive 9:12.84 run in women’s 3000m steeplechase from Parul, just short of her own national record of 9:12.46 to start the 2026 season!#IndianAthletics pic.twitter.com/USuGMlBGFO — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) May 16, 2026 What made Chaudhary’s run even better is the fact that it was her season opener, having not competed anywhere before it. The women’s 3,000m steeplechase at the Shanghai Diamond League was won by Uganda’s Chemutai Peruth, clocking 8:51.47. Faith Cherotich of Kenya crossed the finish line at 8:51.48 in what was a photo finish for the top two spots. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. …

Avinash Sable to begin 2025 season at Xiamen Diamond League

Avinash Sable to begin 2025 season at Xiamen Diamond League

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Paris Olympics finalist Avinash Sable is set to begin his 2025 outdoor season in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase event later this month at the first Diamond League Meeting on 26 April in Xiamen, China. The national record (8:09.91s) holder, Sable, will compete for the first time since the Diamond League Final in September last year, where he finished in 9th position with a timing of 8:17.09s. Sable will be aiming to start the year with a solid timing and treat this as a preparatory event before the upcoming Asian Championships and then the World Championships later this year. Sable, who has already qualified for the World Championships via his timings at the Paris Olympics last year, will be aiming to better his own national record and reach near the timing of sub 8:05:00s. The men’s steeplechase field in Xiamen will be a tough one, having many top runners from around the world, which might push Sable to clock a new personal best timing. The field includes the veteran middle distance runner and two Olympic champion …

Avinash Sable finishes 9th on his debut

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Indian steeplechaser Avinash Sable finished ninth in the 3000m steeplechase of the season-ending Diamond League final on Friday. Birthday boy Sable, who turned 30 on Friday, clocked 8 minutes and 17.09 seconds to finish ninth in the 10-man field in his debut DL final. Amos Serem of Kenya emerged as the Diamond League champion with a time of 8:06.90, while reigning Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali (8:08.60) of Morocco was second in the season-ending finale. World champion and Paris Olympics silver medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be in action on Saturday. National record holder in the 3000m steeplechase, Sable had finished 11th in the Paris Olympic Games with a time of 8:14.18. Despite a poor finish, it marked a historic moment for Indian Athletics as Sable became the first-ever Indian track athlete to feature in the Diamond League final. He had finished 14th in the overall Diamond League standings with three points from two meetings. But four athletes ranked higher than him — Lamecha Girma (injured) of Ethiopia, Geordie Beamish of New …