CWG silver medallist Abdulla Aboobacker wins triple jump gold in Japan meet

Birmingham Commonwealth Games silver medallist triple jumper Abdulla Aboobacker won gold in the Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics meet in Hiroshima, Japan, with a season’s best effort of 16.31m on Saturday. The 27-year-old from Kerala has a personal best of 17.19m. He had finished at second spot behind Eldhose Paul in the 2022 CWG with a jump of 17.02m.

Abdulla, all smiles on 🔝of the podium🇮🇳

🇮🇳 Triple Jumper and #TOPSchemeAthlete Abdulla Aboobacker wins Gold🥇 for 🇮🇳 with a jump of 16.31m at the 57th Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics Tournament in Japan

Many Congratulations, champ! Keep up the momentum👍🏻

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— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) April 29, 2023

Meanwhile, Ankita bettered her personal best by more than 20s (previous best 15:55.15s) while finishing fifth in the women’s 5000m, clocking 15:33.24. The Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics meet is an annual event held in Japan in honour of legendary Japanese track and field athlete who won the triple jump gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The event, which was first held in 1986, is organised by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF). It is a World Athletics bronze level meet. Read all the Latest News, Trending News,  Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.