Triple jumper Arpinder becomes first Indian to win medal in IAAF Continental Cup

 Arpinder, who had won a gold in the Asian Games in Jakarta, cleared 16.59m in the first of his three jumps to be in the four-man semifinals.

He could only clear a 16.33m jump in his next attempt to miss out on the two-man final jump and bagged the Bronze medal.

The 25-year-old Arpinder was representing the Asia-Pacific team in the meet, held once every four years.