India’s Praveen Chithravel won country’s first bronze medal from Buenos Aires Youth Olympics. Chithravel participating in triple jump won the third place finishing behind Cuba’s Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun and Nigeria’s Ineh Emmeanuel Oritsemeyiwa.
In stage 1 Praveen cleared 15.84 meters and in stage 2, he cleared 15.68 meters. With a total jump of 31.52 meters this is India’s first bronze medal from this year’s event.