Praveen Chithravel sets national record in the triple jump in Cuba

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Category : Sports Published on: May 10 2023

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Indian triple jumper Praveen Chithravel set a new national record with an effort of 17.37 metres on his way to winning a gold medal in the Prueba de confrontacion 2023 athletics meet in Havana, Cuba.
Chithravel improved on the previous men’s triple jump national record of 17.30m set by Renjith Maheswary at the third Indian Grand Prix in Bangalore in 2016.
The 21-year-old Chithravel also breached the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships qualifying standard of 17.20m.
He has already qualified for the Asian Games 2023 with a 17.17m leap at the second Indian Open Jumps Competition in Bellary.

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Praveen Chithravel sets national record in the triple jump in Cuba