Sarvesh Koshari in India (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
India’s Sarvesh Koshari made a strong first impression at the 2026 Monaco Diamond League by finishing third in the men’s high jump.The 31-year-old cleared 2.26m to secure a place on the podium at the Stade Louis II.
With this result, he became the first Indian to finish in the top three on his Diamond League debut, and only the fourth Indian athlete to reach the top three in a Diamond League meet, joining Vikas Gowda, Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar.
Kuchar put in a consistent performance throughout the event, clearing 2.12m, 2.16m, 2.20m, 2.23m and 2.26m, all on his first attempt. He was unable to cover a distance of 2.28 meters despite three attempts, which put him in third place.Ukraine’s Oleh Doroshchuk won the event with a jump of 2.32 metres, while Briton Jack Kimani finished second with a jump of 2.30 metres, on his Diamond League debut.
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Kuchar’s rise to the podium was even more impressive, as he finished ahead of several top high jumpers, including Tokyo Olympic gold medalists Gianmarco Tamperi of Italy and Moataz Barshim of Qatar, who finished seventh and eighth respectively.This result adds to what has already been a fantastic year for the Indian high jumpers.
Last month, he set a new national record of 2.31m at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships for Senior Citizens in Bhubaneswar, breaking eight-year-old Tejaswin Shankar’s record.He also became the first Indian high jumper to qualify for the final of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year.Kochhar has also been named in India’s 32-member Athletics squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games and will head into the competition full of confidence after his impressive Diamond League debut.