Sarvesh Kushare (Image credit: X) From a corn-husk landing pit in Deogaon to India’s best-ever CWG men’s high jump finish, national record-holder Sarvesh Kushare finally has the big-stage medal he had long sought.Deogaon, a village near Nashik, is a long way from athletics’ biggest stages. Kushare, however, has long believed he belongs among the elite….
Sarvesh Kushare and Tejaswin Shankar during the CWG 2026 high jump final in Glasgow. NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar’s own Commonwealth Games campaign ended in heartbreak, but the Indian high jumper ensured his disappointment did not stop a teammate from making history.The national record holder, forced out of the men’s high jump competition by a recurring…
Gurindervir Singh (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: India’s fastest man Gurindervir Singh entered the Commonwealth Games carrying the weight of expectation after rewriting the national record earlier this year. Instead, his campaign came to an abrupt end in the men’s 100m heats, with a hamstring injury emerging as the key reason behind his disappointing outing.The…
Sarvesh Anil Kushare poses after winning the silver medal in the men’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo) Sarvesh Kushare became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games after finishing second in Glasgow on Monday.The…
Sarvesh Kushare (left) and Tejas Shirse Tejas Shirse will be looking to open India’s medal account in athletics as the track and field events begin at ther Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Monday. Shirse had broken the men’s 110m hurdles national record with a time of 13.27s during Indian Athletics Series in Ludhiana last month, and…
Sarvesh Kushare of India (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) India’s Sarvesh Kushare made a strong first impression at the Monaco Diamond League 2026 by finishing third in the men’s high jump. The 31-year-old cleared 2.26m to secure a place on the podium at Stade Louis II. With the result, he became the first Indian to finish in…
National record holder Sarvesh Kushare has already crossed the 2.30m mark, but the high jumper says his next target is even higher. After becoming the first Indian to clear 2.30m, Kushare has now set his sights on winning gold at the Asian Games and breaking the 2.35m barrier.Kushare created history by clearing 2.31m at the…
India’s Ancy Sojan Edappilly (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Indian athletics witnessed a historic day at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as two long-standing national records were broken. Kerala’s Ancy Sojan produced a stunning performance in the women’s long jump, surpassing a record that had stood for more than two decades and was held by…
Sarvesh Kushare. (File photo) Sarvesh Kushare set a new men’s high jump national record after clearing 2.31m at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday. The Maharashtra athlete also became the first Indian high jumper to officially clear the 2.30m mark.The 31-year-old went past the previous national…