Abraham Kibiwot: All you need to know about Avinash Sable's opponent in men's 3000m steeplechase final at Paris Olympics 2024
Kenyan athlete Abraham Kibiwot will be competing against India's Avinash Sable in the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The final is scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 8, at the Stade de France - Track.
The 2022 Birmingham CWG gold medalist qualified for the final by registering 8:12.02 in his Heat 2 event on August 5. There will be a total of 16 runners who would be competing in the final.
Abraham Kibiwot's medals and achievements
Addis Abeba African Junior Championships 2015 - 1st Place
Athletissima Lausanne 2016 (Diamond Discipline) - 1st Place
Durban African Championships 2016 - 3rd Place
Marseille Meeting International 2017 - 2nd Place
Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast - 2nd Place
Nanjing World Challenge 2019 - 2nd Place
Herculis 2021 Monaco (Diamond Discipline) - 2nd Place
XXII Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham - 1st Place
World Athletics Championships 2023 Budapest - 3rd Place
Meeting de Paris 2024 (Diamond Discipline) - 3rd Place
Abraham Kibiwot's World Rankings
Abraham is currently ranked third in the World Rankings for the men's 3000m steeplechase.
Abraham Kibiwot vs Avinash Sable: Head to Head
Abraham Kibiwot and Avinash Sable have competed in a total of 10 official competitions. Abraham has got the better of Sable in nine out of the 10 events. Sable has outperformed his opponent in only one competition. Kibiwot finished 10th in the final of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while Avinash failed to make it to the final.
At the 2022 CWG in Birmingham, Abraham clinched the gold and Sable secured a silver.
Abraham Kibiwot recent records
Abraham Kibiwot has shown brilliant form coming into the Paris Olympics 2024. He won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He also stood third at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and 2024 Meeting de Paris - Diamond Discipline.
Abraham Kibiwot's Olympic qualification
Abraham qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 by finishing third in the National Trials for the Paris Olympic Games that was held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Abraham Kibiwot vs Avinash Sable match details
Abraham Kibiwot and Avinash Sable will go head to head in the men's 3000m steeplechase final on August 8 at 01:13 AM IST.