Indian athletes came to the fore in the absence of Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as Eldhose Paul and N. Abdulla Aboobacker finished 1-2 in the men s triple jump while javelin thrower Annu Rani and race walker Sandeep .
Birmingham, Aug 7: Eldhose Paul won a historic gold medal in the men’s triple jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. This is now the third gold medal of the day for India and the sixth athletics gold ever at CWG. Paul’s statemate Abdulla Aboobacker won silver with a 17.02m jump in his fifth attempt. Bermuda’s Jah-Nhai Perinchief won bronze with a jump of 16.92m. After five rounds, it was an Indian 1-2, with Praveen Chithravel placed fourth. […]
He came, he saw and he conquered. That s what could be said about Indian athlete Eldhose Paul s performance in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here on Sunday as the triple jumper from Bengaluru led a 1-2 finish in the event.Paul won the .
Zambian teenager Muzala Samukonga won his nation’s first-ever Commonwealth Games 400m title yesterday as Sada Williams gave Barbados their first gold in the