Indian Open Jumps | Sarvesh wins high jump but misses out of Asian Games qualifying

Sarvesh Anil wins high jump at Bengaluru's 5th Indian Open Jumps, while Abdulla Aboobacker triumphs in the triple jump.

Maharashtra’s Sarvesh Anil (2.16m) won the men’s high jump in the 5th Indian open jumps competition held at the Anju Bobby High Performance Centre here on Saturday. 

Sarvesh, who finished sixth in the 2025 World Athletics Championships, missed out on the qualifying standards for the 2026 Asian Games (2.19m) and 2026 Commonwealth Games (2.22m). 

Para athlete Nishad Kumar, who won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and 2024 Paris Paralympics, claimed fifth spot with a best effort of 2.10m. 

Dev Meena wins the men's pole vault in the Indian open jumps competition in Bengaluru on Saturday, 14 March, 2026. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN

In the men’s triple jump, 2023 Asian Championships gold medallist Abdulla Aboobacker (16.83m) edged out national record holder Praveen Chithravel (16.78m) to claim victory. 

The Madhya Pradesh duo of Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar cleared 5.25m in the men’s pole vault, but it was Meena who was declared the champion on the basis of fewest misses. Meena and Kuldeep attained the qualifying standard for the 2026 Commonwealth Games (5.25m).