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Deadspin | Reports: Jorge Soler’s suspension reduced from 7 to 4 games Apr 14, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler (12) hits a solo home run in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jorge Soler’s suspension was reduced from seven to four games by Major League Baseball following his appeal, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday. Soler, 34, reportedly will begin serving his ban on Wednesday as Los Angeles plays the third contest of its four-game series against the host New York Yankees. He will remain out until Sunday when the Angels conclude a three-game set versus the visiting San Diego Padres. Soler was suspended following a benches-clearing incident involving multiple players from the Atlanta Braves and Angels during their game on April 7. Soler belted a two-run homer off Reynaldo Lopez in his first at-bat before the latter hit him with a pitch on his left hand in his next trip to the plate. Soler then took exception to a high and inside fifth-inning fastball that glanced off the glove of catcher Jonah Heim and bounced to the backstop. Soler stared at Lopez for several seconds before jogging to the mound. Both players then squared up and began throwing punches, none of which appeared to land squarely, as players from both teams rushed in. Lopez fended Soler off with his glove and threw punches with his right hand, which still held the baseball. Braves manager Walt Weiss ended up tackling Soler on the first base line to help break up the fracas. Soler was the 2021 World Series MVP for the Braves and is now on his third different team since that brief stint, plus a return to Atlanta in 2024. Lopez reached a settlement with MLB, reducing his suspension to five games. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Reports #Jorge #Solers #suspension #reduced #games

Deadspin | Reports: Jorge Soler’s suspension reduced from 7 to 4 games
Deadspin | Reports: Jorge Soler’s suspension reduced from 7 to 4 games Apr 14, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler (12) hits a solo home run in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jorge Soler’s suspension was reduced from seven to four games by Major League Baseball following his appeal, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday. Soler, 34, reportedly will begin serving his ban on Wednesday as Los Angeles plays the third contest of its four-game series against the host New York Yankees. He will remain out until Sunday when the Angels conclude a three-game set versus the visiting San Diego Padres. Soler was suspended following a benches-clearing incident involving multiple players from the Atlanta Braves and Angels during their game on April 7. Soler belted a two-run homer off Reynaldo Lopez in his first at-bat before the latter hit him with a pitch on his left hand in his next trip to the plate. Soler then took exception to a high and inside fifth-inning fastball that glanced off the glove of catcher Jonah Heim and bounced to the backstop. Soler stared at Lopez for several seconds before jogging to the mound. Both players then squared up and began throwing punches, none of which appeared to land squarely, as players from both teams rushed in. Lopez fended Soler off with his glove and threw punches with his right hand, which still held the baseball. Braves manager Walt Weiss ended up tackling Soler on the first base line to help break up the fracas. Soler was the 2021 World Series MVP for the Braves and is now on his third different team since that brief stint, plus a return to Atlanta in 2024. Lopez reached a settlement with MLB, reducing his suspension to five games. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Reports #Jorge #Solers #suspension #reduced #gamesApr 14, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler (12) hits a solo home run in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jorge Soler’s suspension was reduced from seven to four games by Major League Baseball following his appeal, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.

Soler, 34, reportedly will begin serving his ban on Wednesday as Los Angeles plays the third contest of its four-game series against the host New York Yankees. He will remain out until Sunday when the Angels conclude a three-game set versus the visiting San Diego Padres.

Soler was suspended following a benches-clearing incident involving multiple players from the Atlanta Braves and Angels during their game on April 7.

Soler belted a two-run homer off Reynaldo Lopez in his first at-bat before the latter hit him with a pitch on his left hand in his next trip to the plate. Soler then took exception to a high and inside fifth-inning fastball that glanced off the glove of catcher Jonah Heim and bounced to the backstop.


Soler stared at Lopez for several seconds before jogging to the mound. Both players then squared up and began throwing punches, none of which appeared to land squarely, as players from both teams rushed in. Lopez fended Soler off with his glove and threw punches with his right hand, which still held the baseball.

Braves manager Walt Weiss ended up tackling Soler on the first base line to help break up the fracas.

Soler was the 2021 World Series MVP for the Braves and is now on his third different team since that brief stint, plus a return to Atlanta in 2024.

Lopez reached a settlement with MLB, reducing his suspension to five games.

–Field Level Media

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Apr 14, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler (12) hits a solo home run in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jorge Soler’s suspension was reduced from seven to four games by Major League Baseball following his appeal, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.

Soler, 34, reportedly will begin serving his ban on Wednesday as Los Angeles plays the third contest of its four-game series against the host New York Yankees. He will remain out until Sunday when the Angels conclude a three-game set versus the visiting San Diego Padres.

Soler was suspended following a benches-clearing incident involving multiple players from the Atlanta Braves and Angels during their game on April 7.

Soler belted a two-run homer off Reynaldo Lopez in his first at-bat before the latter hit him with a pitch on his left hand in his next trip to the plate. Soler then took exception to a high and inside fifth-inning fastball that glanced off the glove of catcher Jonah Heim and bounced to the backstop.

Soler stared at Lopez for several seconds before jogging to the mound. Both players then squared up and began throwing punches, none of which appeared to land squarely, as players from both teams rushed in. Lopez fended Soler off with his glove and threw punches with his right hand, which still held the baseball.

Braves manager Walt Weiss ended up tackling Soler on the first base line to help break up the fracas.

Soler was the 2021 World Series MVP for the Braves and is now on his third different team since that brief stint, plus a return to Atlanta in 2024.

Lopez reached a settlement with MLB, reducing his suspension to five games.

–Field Level Media

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Train smarter, not harder — Ramji Srinivasan decodes how IPL’s OG superstars can stave off injuries <div id="content-body-70869946" itemprop="articleBody"><p>They say age comes for everyone eventually, and the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League is proving that to be ruthlessly true. Rohit Sharma will miss Mumbai Indians’ clash against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium, marking a rare occasion that the 38-year-old will be absent from the five-time champion’s top-order.</p><p>Rohit is not the only one facing time on the sidelines. The seemingly untiring Virat Kohli was forced to play as an Impact Player in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Lucknow Super Giants, while M.S. Dhoni – the famed lynchpin of Chennai Super Kings’ middle-order – has missed the side’s first five matches of the season.</p><p>The stalwarts of a generation of the IPL are now being confronted with the realities of playing the tournament while not riding the conveyor belt of international cricket year-round.</p><p>According to Ramji Srinivasan, former India and Mumbai Indians strength and conditioning coach, the physical challenge of the IPL is primarily about rest and recovery. “The challenge is more on recovery than the fitness aspect,” he told  <i>Sportstar</i>. “The fitness aspect is more about tiring and traveling from one place to another.</p><div class=" article-picture center"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/gzlswb/article70870145.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/_DSC3570.JPG" data-original="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/gzlswb/article70870145.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/_DSC3570.JPG" alt="Virat Kohli played as an Impact Player due to a kneeinjury during RCB’s match against LSG." title="Virat Kohli played as an Impact Player due to a kneeinjury during RCB’s match against LSG." class=" lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/><div class="pic-caption"><figcaption class="figure-caption align-text-bottom"><p> Virat Kohli played as an Impact Player due to a kneeinjury during RCB’s match against LSG. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar </p><img class="caption-image" src="https://assetsss.thehindu.com/theme/images/SSRX/lightbox-info.svg" alt="lightbox-info"/></figcaption></div><p class="caption"> Virat Kohli played as an Impact Player due to a kneeinjury during RCB’s match against LSG. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar </p></div><p>“The matches finish by 11:00-11:30PM, by the time they start from the ground, it will be around 12.30-1:00AM. The next morning, if they have to travel again, everything changes again. It’s about how you manage your body with proper recovery and nutrition,” Srinivasan said.</p><p>The challenge of dealing with a hectic schedule is one that becomes tougher with age. “After 30 and beyond, the body starts to slow down physiologically. It is natural. So, what they need to do is train smart rather than train hard,” Srinivasan said.</p><p>According to Srinivasan, age does have some benefit to doing so. “By this time you know your body better, when you need to push, when you need to pull yourself back, when you need to recover, what type of recovery you need to adhere to.</p><p>“What you are adhering to when you are in your 20s and early 30s may not be as pertinent now, you know. Your body is changing every year, and you need to adapt to a particular stimulus,” he explained.</p><div class="article-quote"><p> “You need to be very specialised according to the individual. What suits Virat will not suit Rohit or MS. So, it has to be highly bespoke, just because it is successful with one player need not be successful with any other players.”<span class="quote-by"><span class="ng_quote_attrib">Ramji Srinivasan</span></span></p></div><p>Srinivasan suggested a focus on cognitive and neuromuscular training, an approach he likens to that of a Formula One driver, which focuses on training the cognitive skills of the player.</p><p>“It’s all about the neural training pathway because cognition is what your eye perceives, and how your body reacts. For example, you see a ball trajectory coming in, how your body reacts to that particular impulse. It can be reactive or it can be proactive.</p><p>“You focus on how you train those muscle groups, the smaller and the finer muscle rather than the gross muscles. That is how you get precision, and they are the thing which loses the neural response in the long run if you don’t train them.”</p><p>An inevitable part of aging as a player is the arrival of injuries, as the likes of Rohit and Kohli are experiencing now. While niggles are unavoidable for top-level athletes, the focus, Srinivasan said, should be on being proactive about identifying the underlying causes and treating them quickly.</p><p>“The idea is that preventive medicine is better than curative, and if you cannot prevent it, your curative measure has to be quicker,” he said.</p><p>“Any sportsperson will have niggles, but you have to identify the contributing factors. When you are doing.your assessment and screening you will know there are probabilities, especially as you get older. So if it is a hamstring injury, why has it happened, is it because of dehydration, or because of lack of fitness, or because of overstretching?”</p><p>He also emphasised that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. The training methodology for players like Kohli or Rohit, who have recently stepped off the Test and T20I bandwagons but still play a single format, will have a different approach to a player like Dhoni, for whom IPL is the only remaining form of professional cricket.</p><div class=" article-picture center"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/iocqfw/article70870156.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/11908_15_4_2026_20_1_54_2_DSC_3414.JPG" data-original="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/iocqfw/article70870156.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/11908_15_4_2026_20_1_54_2_DSC_3414.JPG" alt="Rohit Sharma suffered an injury to his left hamstring that ruled him out of the match against PBKS." title="Rohit Sharma suffered an injury to his left hamstring that ruled him out of the match against PBKS." class=" lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/><div class="pic-caption"><figcaption class="figure-caption align-text-bottom"><p> Rohit Sharma suffered an injury to his left hamstring that ruled him out of the match against PBKS. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini </p><img class="caption-image" src="https://assetsss.thehindu.com/theme/images/SSRX/lightbox-info.svg" alt="lightbox-info"/></figcaption></div><p class="caption"> Rohit Sharma suffered an injury to his left hamstring that ruled him out of the match against PBKS. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini </p></div><p>“When you are young and robust, if you eat iron you will be able to digest it. In the thirties even if you eat food it won’t digest,” he explained with a laugh. “So you need to be very specialised according to the individual. What suits Virat will not suit Rohit or MS. So, it has to be highly bespoke, just because it is successful with one player need not be successful with any other players.</p><p>“There has to be progression in anything. Suddenly coming and sprinting it’s not going to help you however fit you are. When you are in a competition your body and mind responds differently to when you are training.</p><p>“The essence is that the professional needs to understand when you are in a competition there are a lot of things happening which are not happening during your training. So, the idea is to prepare yourself through the training, it’s a simulation.</p><p>“You cannot do that because there are so many variables. But being very close to the reality in your training module really helps. For example, when you are in your 20s, you may take two weeks to get into the groove. When you are in your 30s, it may take three weeks. When you are in your 40s, it may take a month and a half.”</p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 16, 2026</p></div> #Train #smarter #harder #Ramji #Srinivasan #decodes #IPLs #superstars #stave #injuries

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MI vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Quinton de Kock smashes 53-ball century for Mumbai Indians against Punjab Kings <div id="content-body-70870267" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Quinton de Kock became the second batter to score a century in IPL 2026 against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday, April 16.</p><p>The Protean batter reached his ton from 53 balls, including seven fours and seven sixes, completing the landmark with a reverse-ramp off Xavier Bartlett. He was featuring in his first match of the season, having returned the starting line-up due to Rohit Sharma’s injury.</p><p>This is de Kock’s third century in the IPL, having previously scored one for Delhi Dardevils and one for Lucknow Super Giants.</p><p>It is also the second century of the tournament, after Sanju Samson’s ton for Chennai Super Kings against Delhi Capitals.</p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 16, 2026</p></div> #PBKS #IPL #Quinton #Kock #smashes #53ball #century #Mumbai #Indians #Punjab #Kings

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Deadspin | Trade target Kevin Gausman pitches Jays past Cardinals Aug 1, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman (34) pitches to the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images In possibly his final start for Toronto, Kevin Gausman allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday to clinch the three-game series. Gausman (5-10), a pending free agent who may be dealt by the trade deadline on Monday, scattered nine hits, walked one and struck out four. George Springer had two hits and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who have won three in a row. Alejandro Kirk added a two-run single. Alec Burleson, Jordan Walker and Blaze Jordan each had two hits for the Cardinals, who lost their third straight despite outhitting Toronto 11-9. St. Louis was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11. Gausman survived three singles in the third with the help of a double play grounder. The Blue Jays scored once in third against Quinn Mathews (0-1), who was making his major league debut. Davis Schneider led off with a walk, took second on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s one-out single to right and scored on Springer’s two-out single past shortstop Masyn Winn. Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Ernie Clement singled to lead off and took third on a double by Myles Straw on a drive that popped out of the glove of diving center fielder Nathan Church approaching the warning track. With one out, Luis Urias lofted a sacrifice fly to center. The Cardinals scored their only run in the sixth. Ivan Herrera doubled to left-center and scored on Winn’s one-out double to right-center. After Church grounded out, Gausman left to a long standing ovation and Braydon Fisher took over. Mathews was replaced by Luis Gastelum after Daulton Varsho’s bunt single opened the sixth. Matthews allowed two runs, six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five-plus innings. Toronto stretched the lead to 5-1 in the seventh. Gastelum plunked pinch hitter Andres Gimenez, Guerrero followed with an infield hit to shortstop and Springer sliced a double to the right field corner past a diving Walker. Peter Strzelecki came in and gave up Kirk’s two-run single to right. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Trade #target #Kevin #Gausman #pitches #Jays #CardinalsAug 1, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman (34) pitches to the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images

In possibly his final start for Toronto, Kevin Gausman allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday to clinch the three-game series.

Gausman (5-10), a pending free agent who may be dealt by the trade deadline on Monday, scattered nine hits, walked one and struck out four.

George Springer had two hits and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who have won three in a row. Alejandro Kirk added a two-run single.

Alec Burleson, Jordan Walker and Blaze Jordan each had two hits for the Cardinals, who lost their third straight despite outhitting Toronto 11-9. St. Louis was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11.

Gausman survived three singles in the third with the help of a double play grounder.


The Blue Jays scored once in third against Quinn Mathews (0-1), who was making his major league debut. Davis Schneider led off with a walk, took second on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s one-out single to right and scored on Springer’s two-out single past shortstop Masyn Winn.

Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Ernie Clement singled to lead off and took third on a double by Myles Straw on a drive that popped out of the glove of diving center fielder Nathan Church approaching the warning track. With one out, Luis Urias lofted a sacrifice fly to center.

The Cardinals scored their only run in the sixth. Ivan Herrera doubled to left-center and scored on Winn’s one-out double to right-center. After Church grounded out, Gausman left to a long standing ovation and Braydon Fisher took over.

Mathews was replaced by Luis Gastelum after Daulton Varsho’s bunt single opened the sixth. Matthews allowed two runs, six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five-plus innings.

Toronto stretched the lead to 5-1 in the seventh.

Gastelum plunked pinch hitter Andres Gimenez, Guerrero followed with an infield hit to shortstop and Springer sliced a double to the right field corner past a diving Walker. Peter Strzelecki came in and gave up Kirk’s two-run single to right.


–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Trade #target #Kevin #Gausman #pitches #Jays #Cardinals">Deadspin | Trade target Kevin Gausman pitches Jays past Cardinals Aug 1, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman (34) pitches to the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images In possibly his final start for Toronto, Kevin Gausman allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday to clinch the three-game series. Gausman (5-10), a pending free agent who may be dealt by the trade deadline on Monday, scattered nine hits, walked one and struck out four. George Springer had two hits and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who have won three in a row. Alejandro Kirk added a two-run single. Alec Burleson, Jordan Walker and Blaze Jordan each had two hits for the Cardinals, who lost their third straight despite outhitting Toronto 11-9. St. Louis was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11. Gausman survived three singles in the third with the help of a double play grounder. The Blue Jays scored once in third against Quinn Mathews (0-1), who was making his major league debut. Davis Schneider led off with a walk, took second on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s one-out single to right and scored on Springer’s two-out single past shortstop Masyn Winn. Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Ernie Clement singled to lead off and took third on a double by Myles Straw on a drive that popped out of the glove of diving center fielder Nathan Church approaching the warning track. With one out, Luis Urias lofted a sacrifice fly to center. The Cardinals scored their only run in the sixth. Ivan Herrera doubled to left-center and scored on Winn’s one-out double to right-center. After Church grounded out, Gausman left to a long standing ovation and Braydon Fisher took over. Mathews was replaced by Luis Gastelum after Daulton Varsho’s bunt single opened the sixth. Matthews allowed two runs, six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five-plus innings. Toronto stretched the lead to 5-1 in the seventh. Gastelum plunked pinch hitter Andres Gimenez, Guerrero followed with an infield hit to shortstop and Springer sliced a double to the right field corner past a diving Walker. Peter Strzelecki came in and gave up Kirk’s two-run single to right. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Trade #target #Kevin #Gausman #pitches #Jays #Cardinals

#Caitlin #Clark #playing #basketball #career">Caitlin Clark is playing the best basketball of her career In Tuesday night’s Indiana Fever win over the Seattle Storm, Caitlin Clark was on one. Clark tallied 32 points on 9-14 shooting to go along with 7 assists and 4 rebounds, and the Fever improved to 18-10 on the season.Amid the usual litany of off-court storylines, it’s been a superb on-court season for the Fever star.Clark is averaging 21.5 points per game, the third-most in the league, and 7.9 assists per game, the second-most in the league. (In other words, no single player creates more on offense than she does).She’s also quietly upped her efficiency — in her rookie season (in which she was named to the All-WNBA First Team), she shot 41.7% from the field and 34.4% from three. In her sophomore season (in which she appeared in just 13 games due to a myriad of injuries), she shot worse, hitting 36.7% of her shot attempts and 27.9% of her threes.And, this year, she’s shooting 44.3% from the field and 35.4% from three, both career-highs. While turnovers continue to be an Achilles heel, she’s averaging fewer per game this year (4.7) than in her rookie campaign (5.6).Clark now has the 31st-best true shooting percentage in the WNBA (60.3%), which means she’s been more efficient than a long list of top guards that includes Marina Mabrey, Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray, Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Sabrina Ionescu, Veronica Burton, Courtney Williams, and dozens of others. (Kelsey Plum, Sonia Citron, Kelsey Mitchell, Kayla McBride, Paige Bueckers, and Olivia Miles have all been more efficient, however).It still feels like there’s another gear Clark can reach from beyond the arc — she shot 37.7% from three in college — but even if that doesn’t happen, she’s established herself as one of the league’s best guards just a season removed from a campaign in which she missed time due to groin and ankle injuries.Most importantly, the Fever are winning. They currently have the 5th-best record in the WNBA, but they’re only a game and a half removed from second place, where the Las Vegas Aces currently sit. They have the second-highest point differential in the league (+6), which trails only the Minnesota Lynx. They’re averaging 95.8 points per game, which is 4 more points than the team with the next-highest points per game average (Minnesota).Clark is still just 24 years old — and will likely get a lot better before she peaks. But, as strange as it is to say about the most polarizing player in basketball, she’s quietly already having a career year. #Caitlin #Clark #playing #basketball #career

There was no medal for India in the men’s pole vault final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar finished outside the top three on Saturday.

Dev finished fourth with a best clearance of 5.30m which was lower than his National Record of 5.46m set earlier this year at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.

Meanwhile his compatriot Kuldeep finished sixth with a best effort of 5.10m.

With the starting mark kept at 4.90m, Dev chose to begin his final with a height of 5.10m, which he cleared on the first attempt. The pole vaulter from Madhya Pradesh then cleared 5.30m on the first jump as well, but couldn’t clear 5.40m in three attempts.

Dev’s Statemate Kuldeep cleared 4.90m on his first attempt before following it up with another first-time clearance of 5.10m. However, he failed to jump over 5.30m in his first two attempts. Interestingly, he skipped his third and attempted 5.40m, but that too ended in failure.

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#CWG #Indias #Dev #Meena #finishes #fourth #Kuldeep #Kumar #sixth #mens #pole #vault #final">CWG 2026: India’s Dev Meena finishes fourth, Kuldeep Kumar sixth in men’s pole vault final There was no medal for India in the men’s pole vault final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar finished outside the top three on Saturday.Dev finished fourth with a best clearance of 5.30m which was lower than his National Record of 5.46m set earlier this year at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.Meanwhile his compatriot Kuldeep finished sixth with a best effort of 5.10m.With the starting mark kept at 4.90m, Dev chose to begin his final with a height of 5.10m, which he cleared on the first attempt. The pole vaulter from Madhya Pradesh then cleared 5.30m on the first jump as well, but couldn’t clear 5.40m in three attempts.Dev’s Statemate Kuldeep cleared 4.90m on his first attempt before following it up with another first-time clearance of 5.10m. However, he failed to jump over 5.30m in his first two attempts. Interestingly, he skipped his third and attempted 5.40m, but that too ended in failure.Published on Aug 02, 2026 #CWG #Indias #Dev #Meena #finishes #fourth #Kuldeep #Kumar #sixth #mens #pole #vault #final

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