Thowfeeq Noushad clears the bar in Nagoya

India's Thowfeeq Noushad competes in the men's decathlon high jump discipline at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, on 26 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)

Thowfeeq Noushad of India is pictured in action during the men's decathlon high jump event at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026, held on 26 September 2026 in Nagoya, Japan. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)

Competing for crucial points in the ten event combined discipline, Thowfeeq Noushad of India takes on the high jump at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya on 26 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)

The high jump is one of ten events in the men's decathlon at the Asian Games 2026; India's Thowfeeq Noushad is seen competing in this discipline in Nagoya, Japan, on 26 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)

India's Thowfeeq Noushad represents the country in the men's decathlon at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026, with the high jump captured here on Saturday, 26 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)

Action from the men's decathlon high jump at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, featuring India's Thowfeeq Noushad competing on 26 September 2026 at the Aichi Nagoya Games. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)

Thowfeeq Noushad of India is in action during the high jump segment of the men's decathlon at the Asian Games 2026, photographed in Nagoya, Japan on 26 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)

In the final frame of this series, India's Thowfeeq Noushad continues his men's decathlon campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, with the high jump event captured on 26 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)