India win historic gold-silver in triple jump at 2022 Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM: India's Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker on Sunday scripted history by winning gold and silver medals respectively and securing a double podium finish for the country in the men's triple jump event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, here.

Eldhose, who last month became the first Indian triple jumper to make the world athletics championships final, recorded a new personal best of 17.03m to finish top in a 14-man field at Birmingham 2022. His previous best was 16.99m logged at the Federation Cup earlier this year.

With this, the 25-year-old Paul won India's first gold medal in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games.

On the other hand, Abdulla's silver-winning leap measured 17.02m - just 0.17m off his personal best. Bermuda's Jah-Nhai Perinchief clinched the bronze medal with 16.92m, denying the Indians a clean sweep.

Meanwhile, Praveen Chithravel, the third Indian in the fray, finished a commendable fourth, with a best of 16.89m.

Before Birmingham, India had won only four medals in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games. Mohinder Singh Gill won a bronze (1970) and silver (1974), national record holder Renjith Maheswary won a bronze (2010) and Arpinder Singh won a bronze (2014). IANS

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