Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016 after leaping to a distance of 17.30m at the 4th Indian Grand Prix presented by Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon at Sree Kanteerva Stadium, Bangalore. In the process, the 30-year-old crossed the Olympic qualification mark of 16.85m and bettered Arpinder Singh's record of 17.17m.
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The Commonwealth Games bronze medalist clinched gold at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championship early this month but failed to achieve the magic mark.
Renjith Maheshwary represented India at the 2008 Olympics as well as in 2012 Olympics. While he jumped 15.77m at Beijing, it was followed by three consecutive fouls jumps at the qualifying stage in London.
