Bengaluru, Since July 2025, Avinash Sable and his dream to retain the Asian Games 3000m steeplechase gold were living in different houses.
The sum total of that nearly eight months of intense training is the belief in Sable’s mind: “I went to the Asian Games in 2022. “There are 24 days left for my event in the Asian Games. Because of that injury, i felt bad that I could not participate in the CWG.
Delicate fitness following a surgery to repair Sable’s torn ACL and meniscus was the biggest impediment in their reunion, forcing him to even skip the recent Commonwealth Games. I have the same level of fitness now. My preparation is very good. I had a lot of ups and downs in my preparation after that injury . “After that, I have done continuous training and it’s a good preparation. I am confident that I can do well in the upcoming Asian Games. I feel that my old fitness has come back,” he added. But since recovering from that debilitating injury, Sable has participated in only one competition – the IFAM outdoor World Athletics Continental Tour in Oordegem, Belgium. “I had an injury when the competition season started. I had planned to participate in the competition in May but could not recover in time. Training and competition are two different things. “I feel that it is very important to participate in the competition. My fitness was not good at that time. But I wanted to participate in the Asian Games.”
I can repeat my performance in this Asian Games ,” he told PTI in an interview facilitated by SAI.
