Eldhose Paul become first Indian to reach triple jump final

Eldhose Paul

Eldhose Paul became the first Indian to qualify for the men's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships 2022 with an effort of 16.68 metres.

Placed in Group A, Paul, who posted a personal best jump of 16.99 at the Federation Cup earlier this year, finished 12th overall to squeeze through for the 12-man final.

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The other two Indians - Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker - missed the cut.

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