National record holder Avinash Sable failed to live up to expectations as he finished 10th in the 3000m steeplechase event at the second leg of the prestigious Diamond League meeting series here.

The 28-year-old Sable, a 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, clocked 8:17.18s, nearly six seconds off his national mark of 8:11.20s in his season-opening race of his pet event on Sunday.