Sarvesh Kushare Wins India’s First CWG High Jump Silver

Sarvesh Kushare won the silver medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on 27 July 2026 at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. He cleared 2.25 metres and finished behind Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford, who won gold on countback after clearing the same height with fewer attempts.

Commonwealth Games High Jump Record for India

This medal was India’s first silver in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games. India’s previous best in the event was the bronze medal won by Tejaswin Shankar at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Sarvesh Kushare: Background and Career Facts

Sarvesh Kushare is a 31-year-old Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. He belongs to Deogoan village in Nashik district, Maharashtra, and trained in his early years using agricultural waste for landing practice. In July 2026, Kushare broke Tejaswin Shankar’s eight-year-old national record with a jump of 2.31 metres at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar. Earlier in the same month, he finished third in Monaco with a 2.26-metre jump and became only the fourth Indian athlete to podium at a Diamond League meeting.

Important Facts for Exams

• The men’s high jump is a track-and-field field event governed internationally by World Athletics.
• In high jump competitions, athletes are ranked by the highest cleared height and then by countback when tied.
• Countback in high jump uses the number of attempts at the final cleared height and earlier misses to decide placings.
• Tejaswin Shankar won India’s first Commonwealth Games medal in men’s high jump before Kushare’s silver in 2026.

Related Athletics Milestones

Diamond League meetings are elite one-day athletics competitions held under World Athletics. The National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships is a major domestic athletics event in India. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated Sarvesh Kushare on 28 July 2026 for his performance in Glasgow.