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Sarvesh Kushare won silver in the men's high jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He cleared 2.25 m, losing gold to Jamaica's Romaine Beckford on countback.
He became the first Indian to win a men's high jump silver at the Commonwealth Games.
He holds the national record of 2.31 m, set in 2026.
He had earlier become one of the few Indians to finish on a Diamond League podium.
In high jump, if two athletes clear the same best height, the winner is decided by countback: the one with fewer failed attempts at that height (and earlier heights) is placed higher. So Kushare and Beckford both cleared 2.25 m, but Beckford took gold because his record of attempts was better. It rewards clean, first-attempt clearances.
Simple Analogy: Same final score, but the tidier scorecard — fewer misses along the way — wins.
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Fill in the blanks: At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Milkha Singh set an Indian record by finishing Fourth in the men's 400 meters with a timing of ______, a record that stood until 1984.
Answer: 45.6 seconds
A tie-break in jumping events decided by the fewest failed attempts.
The best mark achieved by an athlete of a country; Kushare's is 2.31 m in high jump.