India, July 28 -- Sarvesh Kushare went through anxious moments when he twice failed to clear 2.25m. Until then, the high jump national record holder had smoothly cleared every height on first attempt. But with the competition approaching the business end with a medal on the line, Kushare could feel the nerves, with the heart racing.

He calmed himself down to surmount the bar and his jittery heart on his third and last attempt. It eventually secured a silver medal for Kushare, marking the second time an Indian male high jumper was on podium at the Commonwealth Games. Tejaswin Shankar had won bronze at 2022 Birmingham.

Jamaican Romaine Beckford also cleared 2.25m, but on his first attempt which won him gold on countback. England's Kimani ...