CWG: Eldhose Paul wins gold, Aboobacker takes silver in men’s triple jump

It’s a historical gold and silver for Indian Athletics in the men’s Triple Jump at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Eldhose Paul brings home the gold medal with a jump of 17.03m and Abdulla Aboobacker grabs the silver with an effort of 17.02m.

It could have been a clean sweep for India but Praveen Chitravel finished fourth.

That's #Paul and #Abdullah for #India as they take home #gold and #silver respectively in triple jump #Birmingham2022 pic.twitter.com/ajTIdhs6HE

— vikram (@vikram140gulati) August 7, 2022

This is India’s first gold medal in athletics in CWG 2022 so far.

There has been a marked improvement in India’s overall tally in athletics from 2018, with more medals still expected.

#IndianAthletics triple jumpers Eldhose Paul 17.03m & Abdulla Aboobacker 17.02 leading 1-2 in the final at the #CommonwealthGames2022 pic.twitter.com/J1u3YBDJRE

— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 7, 2022