CWG 2022 Building on the tradition India s triple jumpers win gold and silver in Birmingham. × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Athletics Commonwealth Games 2022 News CWG 2022 Building on the tradition India s triple jumpers win gold and silver in Birmingham By Navneet Singh Modified 07 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker on the podium at CWG 2022 When three Indian triple jumpers were chasing podium finishes at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 on Sunday, they were simply on the road to upholding the country’s tradition of winning medals in the event. Eldhose Paul led India’s 1-2 finish in Birmingham. With a jump of 17.03m, Paul won the gold medal, while Abdulla Aboobacker claimed silver with a distance of 17.02m. Bermuda’s Jah-Nhal Perinchief took home bronze with a jump of 16.92m. Praveen Chithravel just missed out on making it a clean sweep for India with a fourth-place finish, with 16.89m. All three Indians had achieved the Commonwealth Games qualifying standard of 16.56m at the 61st National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Chennai on June 14. All three were considered to have the potential to win a medal in Birmingham. Kiren Rijiju@KirenRijijuMany congratulations to Eldhose Paul & Abdulla Aboobacker who created history and made the country proud by winning Gold ? and silver?in Men's Triple Jump at #CommonwealthGames20222045201Many congratulations to Eldhose Paul & Abdulla Aboobacker who created history and made the country proud by winning Gold ? and silver?in Men's Triple Jump at #CommonwealthGames2022 https://t.co/lpOpFiWASd Paul’s thin frame resembles that of elite distance runners, but on Sunday, he proved to be the best triple jumper in the country. Earlier this year, in April, at the National Federation Cup Athletics Championships, his best jump was 16.99m. He covered a larger distance to win the gold on Sunday. “My main goal was to break 17m-barrier,” an elated Paul said. “I’m happy to have achieved that result with a gold medal.” Indian triple jumpers have also excelled in the previous editions of CWG. The current batch of jumpers were expected to carry that legacy forward in Birmingham. They did that, winning two medals, including the gold, for the first time. India s history of success in triple jump events at CWG Team India@WeAreTeamIndia???? ?????’? ? ????, ?????’? ? ???!Eldhose Paul with his ?, Abdulla Aboobacker with his ? & Praveen Chithravel with a 4th place finish in the Men’s Triple Jump at @birminghamcg22 have just done the unthinkable #EkIndiaTeamIndia #B202251753???? ?????’? ? ????, ?????’? ? ???!Eldhose Paul with his ?, Abdulla Aboobacker with his ? & Praveen Chithravel with a 4th place finish in the Men’s Triple Jump at @birminghamcg22 have just done the unthinkable #EkIndiaTeamIndia #B2022 https://t.co/q7G3WNtyiA Way back in 1970, at the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, Indian Olympian and former national record holder Mohinder Singh Gill had claimed bronze. Four years later, he won silver at the CWG in Christchurch. Gill’s best performance of 16.79m came in 1971 in California, USA. Gill’s national record stood for more than three decades before Renjith Maheshwary etched his name in the record books. Maheshwary also won bronze at the 2010 Delhi CWG with a jump of 17.07m. He was the first Indian to enter the 17m club. Maheshwary also holds a national record of 17.30m set in 2016. At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, it was Arpinder Singh's turn to maintain the Indian tradition of having podium finishes in the triple jump arena. He won bronze. Arpinder Singh, however, finished fourth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. All three Indian jumpers who were in action on Sunday didn’t have a good run at the World Athletics Championships, held in Oregon, USA, between July 15-24. However, they were determined to improve their performance in Birmingham. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Akshay Saraswat × Feedback Thank You! 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