Amit Shah hails India's double medals in Men's Triple Jump at CWG 2026
Synopsis
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran on winning Silver and Bronze medals in the Men's Triple Jump at CWG 2026, calling it an achievement that will inspire future athletes.
Key Takeaways
Praveen Chithravel won the Silver medal in the Men's Triple Jump at CWG 2026 .
Selva Prabhu Thirumaran won the Bronze medal in the same event, giving India a rare double podium finish.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah publicly congratulated both athletes on 1 August 2026 .
Shah said the achievement 'will certainly inspire more athletes' and wished both athletes 'newer heights'.
India has a track record of earning medals in jumping disciplines at the Commonwealth Games.
Two Indian athletes, one event, two podium finishes — and a Union Minister stopping to mark the moment. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, 1 August 2026, congratulated Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran for clinching the Silver and Bronze medals respectively in the Men's Triple Jump at CWG 2026.
Shah's post on X captured the feat with a neat turn of phrase — 'Double medals in Triple Jump' — before offering his congratulations to both athletes. He wrote that their achievement 'will certainly inspire more athletes' and wished them 'newer heights' ahead.
Chithravel and Thirumaran's podium finish
Praveen Chithravel has been one of India's most consistent performers in the horizontal and triple jump disciplines on the international circuit. Selva Prabhu Thirumaran joined him on the podium, making it a rare sweep of two of the three medals by a single nation in a track-and-field event. India has previously earned medals in jumping disciplines at Commonwealth Games, but a one-two finish in the same event underlines the depth building in Indian athletics.
A pattern of political recognition for Indian sport
Senior political figures across parties have made a habit of publicly acknowledging individual medal wins at multi-sport events — a practice that has grown sharply with social media. Shah's congratulatory post fits that pattern, but the occasion itself is notable: two athletes from the same country finishing second and third in a single athletics final is not routine, and the Home Minister's phrasing acknowledged exactly that.
Point of View
Amplifying visibility for disciplines that rarely get prime-time coverage. A double podium in a single athletics event is a genuine marker of depth — not just individual brilliance — and Shah's acknowledgement of both athletes by name reinforces the narrative that Indian track-and-field is broadening beyond its traditional strongholds. For CWG 2026, each such result feeds into a larger story about India's medal-table ambitions and the grassroots pipeline behind them.
NationPress
1 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran?
Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran are Indian athletes who compete in the triple jump discipline. Both won medals for India in the Men's Triple Jump at CWG 2026 , with Chithravel taking Silver and Thirumaran Bronze.
What medals did India win in triple jump at CWG 2026?
India won two medals — Silver (Praveen Chithravel) and Bronze (Selva Prabhu Thirumaran) — in the Men's Triple Jump at CWG 2026 , marking a rare double podium finish for a single country in the event.
What did Amit Shah say about the CWG 2026 triple jump medals?
Amit Shah congratulated both athletes on X , saying their achievement 'will certainly inspire more athletes' and wishing them 'newer heights'. He described it as 'Double medals in Triple Jump'.
When did India win the triple jump medals at CWG 2026?
Amit Shah posted his congratulations on Saturday, 1 August 2026 , the same evening the results were announced.
Has India won medals in triple jump at the Commonwealth Games before?
Yes, India has previously earned medals in jumping disciplines at the Commonwealth Games, though a Silver-Bronze double in the same triple jump final is a notable achievement reflecting growing depth in Indian athletics.
