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Sarvesh Kushare Secures India's First Men's High Jump Medal in 56 Years at Asian Games
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News18•27-09-2026, 22:00
Sarvesh Kushare Secures India's First Men's High Jump Medal in 56 Years at Asian Games
- •Sarvesh Kushare won a silver medal in men's high jump, marking India's first medal in the event in 56 years since Bhim Singh's bronze in 1970.
- •Long jumper Ancy Sojan also clinched a silver, narrowly missing gold after China's Huang Yingying surpassed her in the final jump.
- •India's athletics team secured five medals on a productive Sunday, including three bronze medals from Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase), and Harita Bhadra (200m).
- •Parul Chaudhary set a new national record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:08.67, earning a bronze medal.
- •Harita Bhadra, whose participation was cleared last minute, secured a bronze in the women's 200m, marking her first international medal for India.
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Sarvesh Kushare's silver medal marked India's first men's high jump medal in 56 years, following Bhim Singh's bronze in the 1970 edition of the Games.
Sarvesh Kushare cleared a height of 2.25m, securing the silver medal via countback after finishing level with gold winner Chao-hsuan Fu of Chinese Taipei.
Decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, 3000m steeplechaser Parul Chaudhary, and 200m runner Harita Bhadra each clinched a bronze medal to boost India's total athletics count.
