Sarvesh Kushare Wins Silver
in Men's High Jump at Commonwealth Games 2026
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Sarvesh Kushare won the
silver medal in the men's high jump event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 held
at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow.
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He cleared a height of
2.25 metres.
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Jamaica's Romaine
Beckford won the gold medal on countback, having cleared the same height with
fewer attempts.
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This was India's
first-ever silver medal in the men's high jump at the Commonwealth Games.
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India's previous best
performance in the event was the bronze medal won by Tejaswin Shankar at the
2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Sarvesh Kushare is a Naib
Subedar in the Indian Army.
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He belongs to Deogoan
village in Nashik district, Maharashtra.
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During his early
training, he used agricultural waste as a landing surface for practice.
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At the National
Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2026, he cleared 2.31 metres,
breaking Tejaswin Shankar's eight-year-old national record.
¨ Earlier in the same month, he finished third in Monaco with a jump of 2.26 metres.
¨ He became only the fourth Indian athlete to finish on the podium at a Diamond League meeting.
