If this year’s performance list in the Commonwealth region is any indication, India should be winning all the men’s triple jump medals in Birmingham.
For Indians occupy the top four rungs and three of them — Commonwealth leader Abdulla Aboobacker (17.19m), No. 2 Praveen Chithravel (17.18) and No. 4 Eldhose Paul (16.99) — will in action in the Commonwealth Games.
But that is not how things work out at the majors and the recent Worlds offered some valuable lessons on that.
