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With tips from Tejaswin Shankar, Sarvesh Kushare soars to high jump silver

With tips from Tejaswin Shankar, Sarvesh Kushare soars to high jump silver

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5 min readJul 28, 2026 08:06 PM IST When high jumper Sarvesh Kushare cleared 2.25 metres after two failed attempts to confirm a silver medal in the men’s high jump, emotions were high at different locations around the world. Thousands of kilometres away in Devargaon, Nashik, the Kushare family felt a sense of relief, while in Spala, Poland, his coach Jithin Thomas, who couldn’t travel to Glasgow, was overjoyed. Sarvesh shed a few tears of joy. Sarvesh won the first major medal of his career and upgraded Tejaswin Shankar’s bronze medal in the high jump from the last edition to silver. He failed to clear 2.28 metres, but he had sealed second place. Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford also failed to clear the 2.28m mark but won the gold medal based on the countback. Silver for Sarvesh! 🥈 Sarvesh Kushare clears 2.25m to clinch the Silver Medal in the Men’s High Jump at Glasgow 2026.👏 Watch the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on Sony Sports Network TV channels & Sony LIV.#SonySportsNetwork #SonyLIV #Glasgow2026… pic.twitter.com/3e62CEPb5M — …

Sarvesh Kushare bags silver in high jump

Sarvesh Kushare bags silver in high jump

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2 min readJul 28, 2026 02:25 AM IST Indian national record holder Sarvesh Anil Kushare jumped 2.25m to win the men’s high jump silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Monday. This is his first major multi-sporting medal as he bettered the bronze medal won by his compatriot Tejaswin Shankar in the last edition. Sarvesh, who cleared 2.31m last month at Inter State Athletics Championships to create a new national record, cleared the 2.25m mark in his final attempt but failed to clear the 2.28m in three attempts. His opponent Romaine Beckford failed to clear the 2.28m mark in three attempts but won the gold by the virtue of clearing the 2.25m mark at once. Local boy Jack Kimani won the bronze medal with 2.20m mark. Sarvesh had a small scare at the 2.25m where he failed to clear in the first two attempts. But, he got the clearance in third attempt. Starting at a low mark of 2.05m, Sarvesh cleared it smoothly. He was flawless till the 2.20m mark clearing all …

Catch all the live action from Glassgow

Catch all the live action from Glassgow

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Catch all the live updates of Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games from Glasgow. (FILE photo) After an encouraging day 4 at the Commonwealth Games, India will look to add to their medal tally on Monday. The action-packed day will start with athletes Sarvesh Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar, Murali Sreeshankar, Tejas Shirse, and Gurindervir Singh competing. Weightlifters will display their skills later in the day. Gyaneshwari Yadav, Bindyarani Devi, and Ajaya Babu will compete. Boxing, swimming, artistic gymnastics, lawn bowls, para athletics and wheelchair basketball are also part of India’s busy schedule today. Story continues below this ad Mirabai Chanu smashed the Commonwealth Games record on Sunday and won the gold medal (India’s first at Glasgow 2026) in the women’s 48kg weightlifting event. Rishikanta Singh Chanambam claimed a silver medal in the men’s 60kg weightlifting event, which was India’s second medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Here are India’s four medallists so far:  Mirabai Chanu, weightlifting gold Rishikanta Singh Chananbam, weightlifting silver Raja Muthupandi, weightlifting silver Jhandu Kumar, para powerlifting bronze Scroll down to read all …

With 25 nat’l records in 2026, India’s aim for CWG highs in track & field | Sports News

With 25 nat’l records in 2026, India’s aim for CWG highs in track & field | Sports News

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5 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 07:04 PM IST The 32-member Indian athletics contingent will face the litmus test at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after an incredible domestic season where more than 25 national records were shattered. Led by double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, the Indian contingent will be targeting medals in the field events as track events have a highly competitive field with the presence of the African nations. India won eight medals last time with five coming in field events and three on track including the historic 3000m steeplechase medal of Avinash Sable. Focus on jumps India’s major expectations will be from the jumps squad with latest high jump national record holder Sarvesh Kushare leading the field. Apart from Sarvesh, Tejaswin Shankar and Aadrash Ram are the other Indians in contention with Tejaswin being the bronze medallist from the previous edition. “I know a lot of eyes are on me. I think competing at Monaco Diamond League gave me more confidence,” Sarvesh told The Indian Express. Sarvesh, who set the new national record …

Who will win India medals, and how many?

Who will win India medals, and how many?

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3 min readJul 21, 2026 08:18 PM IST India won 61 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games edition, but the tally will come down this time due to fewer sports featuring in the quadrennial event. Among the ten events, India is expected to do well in disciplines like Athletics, Weightlifting, Boxing, Lawn Bowls, and Judo. Athletics: 6 medals India is sending a strong 32-member squad for the Athletics events, across 22 disciplines. While the medals in track events look tough, India is expected to win in field events. Neeraj Chopra remains the biggest medal hope in men’s Javelin throw, but he will be up against a world-class field with reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, reigning world champion Keshorn Walcott, two-time world champion Anderson Peters, Julius Yego, and world lead Rumesh Pathirage. India’s biggest medal will be the jumps with Sarvesh Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar in high jump, Sreeshankar Murali, Lokesh Satyanathan in long jump, and Selva Prabhu, Praveen Chithravel in triple jump. If Parul Chaudhary and Gulveer Singh can deliver a performance of a lifetime as …

All you need to know about Tejaswin Shankar

All you need to know about Tejaswin Shankar

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Tejaswin Shankar has built a career on versatility. One of India’s finest track and field athletes, the 27-year-old has excelled in both the high jump and the decathlon, rewriting national records and winning medals at some of the biggest international competitions. As India’s first decathlete to cross the 8,000-point mark, Tejaswin heads to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as one of the country’s strongest medal hopes in the combined events. Early days Born on December 21, 1998, in Saket, New Delhi, Tejaswin grew up in a cricket-loving household and initially dreamed of becoming a fast bowler. He studied at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, where a physical education teacher encouraged him to take up athletics to improve his speed and agility for cricket. The switch proved to be a turning point. Tejaswin quickly discovered his aptitude for the high jump, dominating school competitions before shifting his complete focus to athletics. His journey was shaped by personal adversity at an early age. In 2014, he lost his father, Harishankar, a lawyer for the Board of Control for …

How Sarvesh Kushare’s feats have triggered high jump revolution in his village | Sports News

How Sarvesh Kushare’s feats have triggered high jump revolution in his village | Sports News

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4 min readNew DelhiJul 11, 2026 09:56 PM IST Sarvesh Anil Kushare, 31, a father of a two-year-old daughter, has become the first Indian high jumper to finish in the top three on his Diamond League debut. At Monaco on Friday night, he was even provisionally joint first for a while, before finishing third with 2.26 metres. Kushare beat stars like Tokyo Olympic champions Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim. This year’s world leader, Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine (2.32m), finished first, while Britain’s Jack Kimani (2.30m) was second. Kushare, who held his nerve in a high-pressure competition, joined an elite list of Indian athletes who have finished in the top three at a Diamond League meet — javelin star Neeraj Chopra, long jumper Sreeshankar Murali and discus thrower Vikas Gowda. Kushare’s journey from Devargaon village in Nashik, where he started with makeshift landing pits made of corn husks and sacks, to the world stage is a story in itself. Speaking to The Indian Express from Devargaon, Kushare’s father, Anil, said his WhatsApp has been flooded with …

From pits of corn husk to national record, Sarvesh Kushare jumps 2.31m

From pits of corn husk to national record, Sarvesh Kushare jumps 2.31m

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2 min readBhubneshwarUpdated: Jun 27, 2026 07:06 PM IST World championship finalist high jumper Sarvesh Kumar broke the eight year old national record of Tejaswin Shankar after jumping 2.31m at the Inter-State National Athletics on Saturday in Bhubaneswar. The athlete from Maharashtra jumped 2.31m in his last possible attempt to rewrite the national mark. He also took two attempts at 2.35m but failed to clear the mark. He started with a mark of 2.16m and easily cruised through the lower heights before clearing 2.27m in first attempt. Later, he attempted 2.31m twice but failed. However, in the last attempt he cleared the bar much to the joy of the crowd cheering for him. He also breached the Asian Games qualification mark of 2.19m set by the Athletics Federation of India. Aadarsh Ram came second with a 2.27m mark and also qualified for the Asian Games. One of the most consistent jumpers in India, Sarvesh created history after he finished sixth at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Start at pits of corn husk …

How Tejaswin Shankar’s sprinter wife Siddhi, pushed him to train in US, and reach 8000 point target

How Tejaswin Shankar’s sprinter wife Siddhi, pushed him to train in US, and reach 8000 point target

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On a night of historic results at the Federation Cup, Tejaswin Shankar ran his heart out in 1500m, the last event of Decathlon and became the first Indian to cross the coveted 8000 points mark. Tejaswin, who transitioned from high jump to combined events, is in the fourth year of doing Decathlon but the climb to this mountain of 8000 points started back in 2019 when he made a bet with his University buddy, Aaron Booth. “Yes, you can say that my path for 8000 points started way back before I transitioned to Decathlon. Me and Booth would compete with each other in different events as part of fall tests during the school. I would always think what is special about Decathlon, I can also do it. But when I started doing it, I realized it is much more grueling and requires every bit of human ability to do combined events,” Tejaswin told The Indian Express in an exclusive interview. Tejaswin, who competed in his first Decathlon in 2022 and scored 7592 points, is the …

Federation Cup Day-2 Live: Animesh Kujur, Vishal TK, Tejaswin Shankar in action

Federation Cup Day-2 Live: Animesh Kujur, Vishal TK, Tejaswin Shankar in action

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2026 Athletics Federation Cup Live: Indian star sprinters and quartermilers will be in quest for gold medals on the second day of the 2026 Senior National Federation Cup in Ranchi on Friday. Indian national record holders, Annu Rani in women’s javelin and Tejaswin Shankar in men’s decathlon, will also fight for their place at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The 1500m finals, Women’s Shot Put, Women’s Long Jump and Women’s Pole Vault finals will also take place today. Catch all the live updates here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link