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Farmer's Son Makes History: Sarvesh Kushare Ends India's 56-Year Medal Drought!
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News18•27-09-2026, 19:52
Farmer's Son Makes History: Sarvesh Kushare Ends India's 56-Year Medal Drought!
- •Nashik's Sarvesh Kushare made history at the Asian Games, ending India's 56-year medal drought in high jump.
- •Sarvesh secured a silver medal with a jump of 2.25 meters, narrowly missing gold to China's K Chao-Hsuan Fu.
- •Born on June 17, 1995, in Devargaon, Nashik, Sarvesh began his athletics career under R.W. Jadhav.
- •He won a silver at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championship and finished sixth at the 2025 World Athletics Championship.
- •In 2026, Kushare set a new national record of 2.31 meters, becoming the first Indian high jumper to clear 2.30 meters.
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Sarvesh Kushare won a silver medal in the men's high jump at the Asian Games by clearing a height of 2.25 meters.
On June 27, 2026, at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship, Sarvesh Kushare set a new national record by clearing 2.31 meters, becoming the first Indian to cross the 2.30-meter mark.
Sarvesh started his high jump training under the guidance of coach R.W. Jadhav (or Raoसाहेब Jadhav). Due to a lack of resources, his father and coach built makeshift landing pits using corn husks, old clothes, and cotton waste for his practice.
