India, Aug. 1 -- The Indian track and field contingent has a huge opportunity to replicate a piece of history at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow today. All eyes will be on the Men's Triple Jump final, scheduled to begin at 2:40 PM IST, as Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran look to secure podium finishes.

At the 2022 Birmingham Games, Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker secured a historic 1-2 finish for India in this exact event. Now, Chithravel and Thirumaran are aiming to emulate that feat.

Praveen Chithravel, who narrowly missed a medal with a fourth-place finish in Birmingham, enters this final as a highly experienced contender. The 25-year-old holds the Indian national record with a massive leap of 17.37m, achieve...