<p>Avinash Sable shattered his own 3000m steeplechase national record but failed to qualify for the final while sprinter Dutee Chand produced a below-par performance to make an exit from the Olympic Games here on Friday.</p>.<p>M P Jabir also brought up the rear in men's 400m hurdles as the Indians made a disappointing start to their athletics campaign.</p>.<p>The 26-year-old Sable failed to qualify for the final despite clocking a better time than the top three in another heat race.</p>.<p>He clocked 8 minutes 18.12 seconds in heat number 2 to finish seventh and better his earlier national record of 8:20.20 that he had set during the Federation Cup in March.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1014478.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>But he was unlucky to miss the finals cut as only the top-three finishers from each heat gain automatic entry. The top-three from heat number 3 ran a slower time than him.</p>.<p>Fifteen athletes — the best three in each of the three heats and the next six fastest athletes across all the qualifying heats — qualify for the final.</p>.<p>Sable ended seventh next best across all the qualifying heats and 13th overall.</p>.<p>Dutee was nowhere near her best as she clocked 11.54 seconds in 100m, well outside her national record of 11.17 seconds — also her season's best — to finish seventh in heat 5 and 45th overall out of 54 competitors.</p>.<p>The first three in each of the seven heats and the next three fastest advance to the semifinals.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old had qualified for the Olympics on the basis of world rankings, unable to breach the automatic qualification mark of 11.15 seconds.</p>.<p>She has also qualified for the Olympics in 200m race on the basis of world rankings.</p>.<p>Jabir was disappointing as he ended seventh and last in heat number 5, clocking 50.77 seconds for an overall 33rd position out of 36 competitors.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old Indian has a personal best of 49.13 seconds.</p>.<p>The first four finishers in each of the five heats and the next four fastest across all qualifying heats advance to the semifinals.</p>
<p>Avinash Sable shattered his own 3000m steeplechase national record but failed to qualify for the final while sprinter Dutee Chand produced a below-par performance to make an exit from the Olympic Games here on Friday.</p>.<p>M P Jabir also brought up the rear in men's 400m hurdles as the Indians made a disappointing start to their athletics campaign.</p>.<p>The 26-year-old Sable failed to qualify for the final despite clocking a better time than the top three in another heat race.</p>.<p>He clocked 8 minutes 18.12 seconds in heat number 2 to finish seventh and better his earlier national record of 8:20.20 that he had set during the Federation Cup in March.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1014478.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>But he was unlucky to miss the finals cut as only the top-three finishers from each heat gain automatic entry. The top-three from heat number 3 ran a slower time than him.</p>.<p>Fifteen athletes — the best three in each of the three heats and the next six fastest athletes across all the qualifying heats — qualify for the final.</p>.<p>Sable ended seventh next best across all the qualifying heats and 13th overall.</p>.<p>Dutee was nowhere near her best as she clocked 11.54 seconds in 100m, well outside her national record of 11.17 seconds — also her season's best — to finish seventh in heat 5 and 45th overall out of 54 competitors.</p>.<p>The first three in each of the seven heats and the next three fastest advance to the semifinals.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old had qualified for the Olympics on the basis of world rankings, unable to breach the automatic qualification mark of 11.15 seconds.</p>.<p>She has also qualified for the Olympics in 200m race on the basis of world rankings.</p>.<p>Jabir was disappointing as he ended seventh and last in heat number 5, clocking 50.77 seconds for an overall 33rd position out of 36 competitors.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old Indian has a personal best of 49.13 seconds.</p>.<p>The first four finishers in each of the five heats and the next four fastest across all qualifying heats advance to the semifinals.</p>
