Youth Olympics: Praveen Chitravel clinches bronze medal in Triple Jump at YOG 2018

India’s added another medal to its tally at the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires with a bronze Medal in the men’s triple jump event. 

Praveen Chitravel finished in third place behind Cuba’s Alejandro Diaz (17.14m and 17.04) and Nigeria’s Emmeanuel Oritsemeyiwa (16.34m and 15.51 m) to clinch the bronze medal. 

It is India's second athletics medal at the ongoing Youth Olympics after Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men's 5000m race walk event on Monday. 

Praveen cleared a distance of 15.68m to finish fifth in the Stage 2 competition Tuesday night but his good showing in Stage 1 where he was third with a jump of 15.84m took him to the podium with a combined effort of 31.52m.

In a new format, there are no finals in track and field (with the exception of 4km cross-country) in the Youth Olympics and each event is held twice, with results from both rounds counting towards the final standings. 

"See you next at the Olympics!"

Happy had a different feeling to it today, as an exuberant Praveen Chithravel spoke about his Bronze win at #BuenosAires2018! His maiden international Medal will ignite a hundred more dreams, to be at the @Olympics! #IAmTeamIndia
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— Team India (@ioaindia) October 17, 2018

This is India's 12th medal and first bronze in these ongoing Games. The country has already won three gold and eight silver.