Selva Prabhu Thirumaran, the men's triple jump bronze medalist at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, shared that he dealt with food poisoning and diarrhoea just a week prior to his event. The 21-year-old also mentioned that he had struggled to get enough sleep leading up to the competition. After marking a distance of 16.52 metres, he noted, "I could have jumped a little farther."