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Indian high jumper (born 1995)
Sarvesh Anil Kushare is an Indian high jumper. He has won silver medals at the 2026 Asian Games, 2026 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Asian Championships.
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Indian athlete (born 1995)
Parul Chaudhary is an Indian track athlete who specializes in 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m. She has represented India in both the events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Sarvesh Kushare missed gold in high jump by countback at the Asian Games, while fellow Indian Ancy Sojan secured silver in long jump.
For India at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Sunday, it was a tale of two silvers, in different disciplines, sharing a common thread of exceptional athletes coming agonisingly close to gold.
India came within a whisker of adding another gold medal to its tally at the Asian Games on Sunday, as Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare led their respective finals for long periods before settling for silver, while Parul Chaudhary and Harita Bhadra added bronzes to cap off a productive day in track and field.