Home Asian Games 2018 Arpinder Singh claims gold in triple jump Arpinder Singh clinched India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years with a jump of 16.77m in the Asian Games. PTI Jakarta 29 August, 2018 18:57 IST Arpinder Singh produced a best jump of 16.77m which he came up with in his third attempt. - AFP PTI Jakarta 29 August, 2018 18:57 IST Arpinder Singh clinched India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years with a jump of 16.77m in the Asian Games, here, on Wednesday.Arpinder, who has been without a medal in multi-sporting events since winning a bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, produced a best jump of 16.77m which he came up with in his third attempt.Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan took the silver with a best jump of 16.62m, while Shuo Cao of China was third with an effort of 16.56m.FOLLOW: LIVE: Asian Games 2018 — Day 11Wednesday’s mark of Arpinder was, however, well below his season best of 17.09m, which he did during the National Inter-State Championships in June, which had put him at number three in the Asian rankings.Arpinder has a personal best of 17.17m. He had finished fifth in the 2014 Asian Games. India’s last Asian Games gold medal in men’s triple jump had come in 1970 from Mohinder Singh Gill. Support Sportstar Dear Reader, Support our journalism — where text and pictures intermingle so seamlessly — and help us scale up your experience as the world changes around us. Your contribution is vital to our brand of uninfluenced, boots-on-the-ground reportage that’s worth your while. Clickbait sensationalism is not for us, but editorial independence is — we owe it to you. Support Quality Journalism Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.