The 30-year-old from Maharashtra's Nashik, began his final strongly, clearing 2.20m on his first attempt, joining seven others among the 11-man field to achieve the mark early. After an initial miss at 2.24m, Kushare managed to clear the bar on his second try, keeping himself in contention as the bar kept rising
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Sarvesh Kushare (Photo: @anandmahindra/X)
Sarvesh Kushare finished sixth overall with a personal best jump of 2.28 metres in the men’s high jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old from Maharashtra's Nashik, began his final strongly, clearing 2.20m on his first attempt, joining seven others among the 11-man field to achieve the mark early. After an initial miss at 2.24m, Kushare managed to clear the bar on his second try, keeping himself in contention as the bar kept rising.
Sarvesh Kushare gets a personal beat of 2.28m in the men’s High Jump at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He is assured of a place in the top 7. pic.twitter.com/A4xJEOO74y
— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) September 16, 2025
The third round at 2.28m saw only nine athletes advance, and Kushare made it through in dramatic fashion, missing his first two attempts but clearing the bar on his third, setting a new personal record. His previous best of 2.27m had stood since October 2022.
The next height, 2.31m, proved a barrier too high, as Kushare failed all three attempts, ending his campaign just outside the top five. Despite that, the result marks a significant milestone in his career. While the gold medal went to Hamish Kerr of New Zealand, who cleared 2.36m, South Korea's Sanghyeok Woo settled for silver with 2.34m. Jan Štefela of the Czech Republic bagged bronze with a jump of 2.31m.
Kushare had already made history a day earlier, becoming the first Indian ever to reach the final of the men’s high jump at a World Athletics Championships. He booked his place in the final with a 2.25m leap in the qualification round, clearing 2.16m and 2.21m on his second attempts before crossing the key mark on his third, just enough to break into the 13-man final.
Kushare's exploits at a glance
The Tokyo showing is part of a strong resurgence for Kushare, who had finished 25th at the Paris Olympics in 2024, hampered by an ankle injury. Since then, he’s bounced back impressively, most notably defeating India’s top high jumper Tejaswin Shankar to win gold at the India Open in Bengaluru earlier this year.
He continued that form by consistently clearing 2.26m at the Sangrur India Open and the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships, just shy of his then-personal best.
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