CWG 2022: Eldhose Paul gives India it's first gold medal in athletics

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 12 in the menrsquos triple jump in the 2022 CWG here on SundayPaul produced a personal best effort of 1703 metres and Aboobacker was a centimetre behind at 1702 as they claimed the top two spots in menrsquos triple jump at the Alexander Stadium here claiming Indiarsquos first gold medal in this discipline of track and field in Commonwealth GamesAll three medals possibleIndia could have swept the podium but Praveen Chithravel could manage only 1628 in his final attempt whereas he needed a jump close to 1700 to snatch the bronze medal from JahNhai Perinchief of Bermuda who eventually finished third with a best effort of 1692 metresEldhose Paul competes in the triple jump final at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham yesterday Javelin thrower Annu Rani Sandeep Kumar wins bronze Abdulla Aboobacker reacts in the final PicsAP PTI AFPThis is Indiarsquos first gold medal in athletics at Birmingham 2022 and sixth overall in the Commonwealth GamesAlso Read CWG 2022 Savita stars as Indian women win hockey medal after 16 yearsPaul won Indiarsquos first gold medal in the triple jump in the Commonwealth Games while the 12 finish took Indiarsquos total medals in the triple jump to six adding to the bronze and silver medals Mohinder Singh Gill won in 1970 and 1974 respectively and bronze medals by Renjith Maheshwary 2010 and Arpinder Singh 2014 Paul who came into the event with a personal best of 1699 this season while Aboobacker had a season best of 1719 and Chithravel had a best of 1718 But on Sunday Paul upstaged his two friends as he cleared 1703 in his third attempt after two looseners of 1462 and 1630 in his first two tries He jumped to 1643 in his fourth try and then managed 1643 and 1611 in his final twoAboobacker had a better start as he cleared 1657 in the first and raised it to 1662 and 1672 in his net to attempts He clinched the silver medal with a 1702m effort in the penultimate attempt Meanwhile Annu Rani scripted history as she became the first Indian female javelin thrower to win a medal a bronze in the Commonwealth Games on the penultimate day here on SundayRani Sandeep shineRani sent the spear to a distance of 60m in her fourth attempt to finish third World champion KelseyLee Barber of Australia stole the gold with a final round throw of 6443m from compatriot Mackenzie Little 6427m Indiarsquos Sandeep Kumar won a bronze in the menrsquos 10000m racewalk with a personal best time of 384921mThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever