Athletics
Indian Open Jumps: Abdulla Aboobacker clinches Gold, Silver for Eldhose Paul at Triple Jump- HIGHLIGHTS
Catch all the highlights from the 3rd Indian Open Jumps in Bangalore, Karnataka on Wednesday

Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker.
The most of the top Indian jumpers were in action at the 3rd Indian Open Jumps tournament in Bangalore, Karnataka on Wednesday.
Winners:-
Men's Pole Vault - M Gowtham (TN - 5.10m (PB)), Women's Pole Vault - Pavithra Vengatesan (TN - 4.15m (PB)).
Men's Long Jump - Muhammad Anees Yahiya (KER - 7.94m), Women's Long Jump - Nayana James (KER -6.67m (PB)).
Men's Triple Jump - Abdulla Aboobacker (KER - 16.76m), Women's Triple Jump - Poorva Hitesh Sawant (MAH - 13.31m (PB)).
Men's High Jump - Jesse Sandesh (KAR -2.20m), Women's High Jump - Athira Somaraj (KER -1.76m (==PB)).
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 20 March 2024 8:06 AM GMT
The first Event of Afternoon session is Men's Pole Vault
Top 20 Indian pole vaulters will be in action including rising star Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar who already has a jump of 5m+ this year.
NR is 5.31 from Siva Subaramani
- 20 March 2024 5:36 AM GMT
Poorva and Sharvari makes a podium double for Maharashtra in Triple Jump
Poorva Hitesh Sawant of Maharashtra clinched the gold medal in women's triple jump with in a very intense battle against fellow Maharashtrian player Sharvari Avinash Parulei.
Both players touched the mark of 13.31m but Poorva won on count back with second best jump of 13.25m.
Experienced, Sheena N V of Kerala won the bronze medal with 13.18m.
- 20 March 2024 5:10 AM GMT
Athira Somaraj cliches gold in women's high jump with 1.76m
Athira Somaraj of Kerala won the gold medal in women's high jump with 1.76m (=PB).
She was playing a major tournament after two year and had a very good start to equal her 5 year old Personal best.
Kevinaa Ashwine Annavi of Tamil Nadu (1.74) and Khushi of Haryana with her new Personal Best of 1.68 m clinched Silver and Bronze respectively.
- 20 March 2024 4:52 AM GMT
Pavithra Vengatesh won the gold medal in women's Pole Vault
Pavithra Vengatesh of Tamil Nadu clinched the gold medal in women's Pole Vault with a new Personal Best of 4.15m.
She was trying to break the National record of Rosy Meena but failed to cross the mark of 4.22m.

