Abdulla Aboobacker wins triple jump gold in Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics in Japan

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Abdulla Aboobacker, who won silver at the Commonwealth Games last year, won the triple jump gold medal in the Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics meet in Hiroshima on Saturday. The triple jumper leaped 16.31m for the medal, which is also his season best so far.

The 27-year-old from Kerala has a personal best of 17.19m. He had finished in second spot behind Eldhose Paul in the 2022 CWG with a jump of 17.02m.

abdulla-aboobacker-triple-jump — Abdullah Aboobacker on the podium after winning the gold medal.

Meanwhile, long-distance runner Ankita bettered her 5000m personal best by more than 20 seconds (previous best 15:55.15s) while finishing fifth in the women's event as she clocked 15:33.24 seconds.

The Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics meet is an annual event held in Japan in honour of legendary Japanese track and field athlete, who won the triple jump gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.

The event, which was first held in 1986, is organised by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF). It is a World Athletics bronze level meet.

With inputs from PTI

Story first published: Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:06 [IST]

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Abdulla Aboobacker wins triple jump gold in Mikio Oda Memorial Athletics in Japan