Sarvesh Kushare finishes sixth with new PB in men's high jump at World Athletics Championships 2025

He also fell just one metre short of matching the national record.

India’s medal drought may have extended into Day 4 of the World Athletics Championships 2025, but the performance and mood was lifted with Sarvesh Kushare’s historic leap in the men’s high jump final on Tuesday.

Two days after scripting history as the first Indian to qualify for men’s high jump final at the World Championships, Sarvesh, on Tuesday, wrote another piece of history with a career-best jump of 2.28m, setting a new personal best in the event. He finished a credible joint-sixth in the final.

The 30-year-old registered a best jump of 2.25m in the qualifying round and was among the top 12 performers. Thus, he earned a spot in the medal round of the showpiece event.

Speaking of the men’s high jump final, Sarvesh Kushare finished sixth in the event with a personal best of 2.28m. Despite failing to clinch a medal, his lifetime best performance in Tokyo is surely a positive, as he sets his sights on the Asian Games 2026 and the Commonwealth Games 2026.

The Nashik-born athlete cleared the 2.20m mark in his first attempt and jumped over the 2.24m mark in his second try. After two unsuccessful attempts to clear the 2.28m mark, Sarvesh managed to get past the mark to register his personal best.

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He crashed out of the men’s high jump final after three failed attempts to jump over the 2.31m mark, settling for the sixth position. USA’s Tyus Wilson jointly finished sixth with Sarvesh Kushare.

New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr clinched the gold medal with a best jump of 2.36m, while South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok cleared the 2.34m mark to bag the silver medal. The bronze medal was awarded to the Czech Republic’s Jan Štefela, who cleared the 2.31m mark.

World Athletics Championships 2025 Day 3 India results

Men’s High Jump Final

• Sarvesh Kushare finished 6th (2.28m)

India’s Day 5 schedule with event timings (IST)

A host of Indian athletes will be in action on Day 5 of the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo. Two athletes will compete in the men’s triple jump qualification event, while four javelin throwers, including Neeraj Chopra, will be seen in action in the men’s javelin throw qualification round.

Moreover, Animesh Kujur will also be in action on Wednesday in Heat 3 of the men’s 200m event.

• 3:35 PM: Abdulla Aboobacker & Praveen Chithravel (Men’s Triple Jump Qualification)
• 3:40 PM: Neeraj Chopra & Sachin Yadav (Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group A)
• 4:59 PM: Animesh Kujur (Men’s 200m Heat 3)
• 5:15 PM: Yash Vir Singh, Rohit Yadav (Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group B)

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