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Happy With A Medal But Disappointed With Performance: Chithravel Targets Asiad Gold After CWG Silver
Praveen Chithravel: Indian triple jumper Praveen Chithravel admitted that though he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026, he is a little disappointed with his performance, and now he is targeting a gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi, Nagoya, Japan.
Competing in cool and challenging conditions, the 25-year-old triple jumper, who missed the medal by the narrowest of margins in the Birmingham Games, produced a best leap of 16.58m to finish second behind Jamaica's Jordan Scott in Glasgow.
Addressing the heartbreak of finishing just three centimetres short of a podium in 2022, Chithravel told IANS, "Winning a medal at a major competition is very important to me, so I’m glad to have secured one. I am happy to win the silver, especially after finishing fourth last time, though performance-wise, I’m still a little disappointed."
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