Bengaluru, March 14 Abdulla Aboobacker and Praveen Chithravel competed for the gold medal in the men's triple jump event, with Aboobacker ultimately winning on the opening day of the Indian Open Jumps Competition here on Saturday.
Aboobacker, representing the Air Force internationally, achieved his best jump in his third attempt, covering a distance of 16.83m to secure the gold medal.
His first jump was 16.05m, and he recorded a jump of 16.57m in his second attempt. However, he did not attempt the remaining three jumps.
Praveen settled for silver with a jump of 16.78m in the season-opening competition.
Away from the triple jump arena, Sarvesh Anil Kushare, an international jumper representing the Army, emerged as the clear winner in the men's high jump. He cleared 2.16m on his third attempt to win gold. However, he failed to clear 2.19m.
The men's pole vault was a closely contested event. Training partners Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar aimed to surpass the national record of 5.40m, set last year by Dev Meena.
However, both fell short of the national record, clearing 5.25m. Dev Meena was the first to clear the bar at 5.25m and won the day's honour.