Athletes script history
KERALA chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan last Sunday (7) congratulated Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker, the two Keralites who won gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s triple jump at the Commonwealth Games.
The two athletes scripted history as this is the first time two athletes from the country have got podium finishes. “Congratulations to Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker on winning gold and silver, respectively, in triple jump at the #CWG2022.
They have made Kerala and India proud with this pioneering feat. Wishing them more success in the future,” Vijayan said in a tweet.
Paul, who hails from Kolenchery in Ernakulam district, is an acting petty officer communication (telegraphy) under the southern naval command here and comes from a humble family background, a senior Naval official told PTI.
On the other hand, Aboobacker hails from Kozhikode and is with the Air Force. He had won the 2014 nationallevel triple jump.