In a massive moment of history for India, the triple jumping duo of Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker finished with gold and silver respectfully in the Triple Jump event at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday, August 7.
Paul produced the best effort of 17.03m in his third attempt while his compatriot from Kerala was not too much behind Aboobacker as he finished at 17.02m, which he managed in his fifth attempt.
Jah-Nhal Perinchief of Bermuda won the bronze with his best jump of 16.92m.
India has won four triple jump medals in the past editions but this is the first time two athletes from the country have got podium finishes.
Mohinder Singh Gill won a bronze and a silver in the 1970 and 1974 editions while Renjith Maheswary and Arpinder Singh finished third in the 2010 and 2014 editions.
