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Ancy Sojan breaks Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old National record, Sarvesh clears 2.31m

Ancy Sojan breaks Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old National record, Sarvesh clears 2.31m

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Indian athletics witnessed a historic day at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare shattered long-standing national records in the women’s long jump and men’s high jump, respectively. Ancy stole the spotlight by eclipsing Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old national record in the women’s long jump. The 25-year-old from Kerala produced a stunning leap of 6.88m, surpassing the previous mark of 6.83m set by Anju during the Athens Olympics in 2004. The record had stood for more than two decades, making Ancy’s achievement one of the most significant moments in recent Indian athletics. Her effort also reinforced her credentials as one of India’s leading medal hopes ahead of the 2026 Asian Games. Kushare becomes first Indian to cross 2.30m Sarvesh Kushare also scripted history after clearing 2.31m in the men’s high jump to set a new national record and become the first Indian to officially cross the 2.30m barrier. The Maharashtra athlete improved on Tejaswin Shankar’s previous national record of 2.29m, set in 2018, and comfortably surpassed the …

Ancy Sojan breaks the 22-year-old national record of Anju Bobby George | Sports News

Ancy Sojan breaks the 22-year-old national record of Anju Bobby George | Sports News

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2 min readJun 27, 2026 08:00 PM IST Asian Games silver medallist long jumper Ancy Sojan breaks 22-year-old national record of Anju Bobby George with a 6.88m jump at the Inter State National Championships in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The jumper from Kerala registered the massive jump of 6.88m in her fifth attempt. It looked like a great day for Ancy as she started with a jump of 6.73m in her first attempt. She bettered it 6.72m further and in the fifth attempt she broke it. After her jump, she looked anxiously at the board for her mark and immediately put her hands in disbelief as the audience broke into applause. She finished with a jump of 6.69m in her last attempt and also took the national title. The 25-year-old is having a great season after she jumped her personal best at the Federation Cup in Ranchi with a 6.76m mark. “It was good and the graph of my jumps was going upwards. The first target for me was to complete the event without a foul …

Ancy Sojan breaks the 22-year-old national record of Anju Bobby George | Sports News

Long jumper Ancy unlocks key to consistency after battle with hormonal issues

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3 min readMay 23, 2026 05:19 PM IST Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan needed to better the long jump national record of 6.83 metres to qualify for the Commonwealth Games 2026 at Federation Cup. While she couldn’t breach the qualification mark for CWG, she did produce the third best jump ever by an Indian with a new personal best of 6.75m. Her mark is the third best by an Indian after Anju Bobby George’s 6.83m and Shaili Singh’s 6.76m. Ancy, 25, who didn’t have a great year in 2025 due to hormonal issues and her struggle with losing weight, recorded five jumps over the 6.50m mark. “It was good and the graph of my jumps was going upwards. The first target for me was to complete the event without a foul jump and I did that,” Ancy told reporters after her event. The consistency was remarkable because she crossed the 6.50m mark just once last year. James Hillier, head coach of Reliance Athletics program, was particularly impressed with her consistency. “I know she missed …

Tejaswin, Ancy, in action on Day 1- Updates, Results, Scores, Blog

Tejaswin, Ancy, in action on Day 1- Updates, Results, Scores, Blog

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The National Senior Athletics Federation Competition or the Federation Cup, one of India’s premier domestic athletics meets, is underway at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi. The event will serve as the only selection trial for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The next four days promise intense athletics action as athletes aim to attain the stringent qualifying standards. In as many as 15 events, athletes will need to better the national record mark to qualify. Medals in women’s long jump, discus throw, and men’s hammer throw will be decided on the opening day. Day 1 Schedule Morning Session: Women’s 10000m (5:40 AM) Men’s 10000m (6:25 AM) Men’s Decathlon 100m (07:10 AM) Men’s Decathlon Long Jump (8:00 AM) Men’s Decathlon Shot Put (9:30 AM) Evening Session: Men’s Decathlon High Jump (5:30 PM) Women’s long jump (6:00 PM) Men’s hammer throw (6:00 PM) Women’s discus throw (7:00 PM) Women’s 3000m steeplechase (8:10 PM) Men’s 3000m steeplechase (8:20 PM). Stay Tuned as we bring you all the live updates from Ranchi. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the …

Ancy Sojan pips Shaili Singh at UAE Women’s Athletics Gala

Ancy Sojan pips Shaili Singh at UAE Women’s Athletics Gala

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Ancy Sojan pipped fellow Indian Shaili Singh to win the silver medal at the 2025 UAE Women’s Athletics Gala in Dubai on Sunday. While Sojan leapt a distance of 6.54m to finish second, Singh took home the bronze with a jump of 6.48m. Egypt’s Esraa Owis won the gold medal at a distance of 6.66m. The UAE Women’s Athletics Gala, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze Level meet, had a nine-member field in women’s long jump. Out of the nine, six athletes in contention were Indians. Apart from Sojan and Singh, India’s Moumita Mondal also finished in the top five with a best of 6.22m to finish fifth. Mondal had shot to fame at the 2025 National Games in Uttarakhand earlier this year, winning medals in both women’s 100m hurdles and women’s long jump within just minutes of each other. Among the Indians in contention, Kusuma Rava (6.16m) and Deepanshi Singh (6.03m) also crossed the six-metre mark to finish sixth and seventh respectively in Dubai. The other Indian, Krittika Anandakumar was only one of the …

Ancy Sojan, Praveen Chithravel in action- Blog, Updates

Ancy Sojan, Praveen Chithravel in action- Blog, Updates

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Federation Cup Athletics 2025, Day-4 Live: The final day of action of the 2025 Federation Athletics Championships will take place in Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala, on Thursday. There are 13 finals on the day, including some of the big events like women’s long jump, men’s triple jump, and men’s and women’s 200 metres. The Olympians, Annu Rani and Tajinderpal Singh Toor, will also compete in women’s javelin throw and men’s shot put finals, whereas Tejaswin Shankar will fight for the Asian Championships cut in men’s decathlon. Catch all the live updates here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Indian Open Jumps Live: Moumita gets better of Ancy Sojan, Abdulla, Praveen Chithravel qualifies for Asian C’ships

Indian Open Jumps Live: Moumita gets better of Ancy Sojan, Abdulla, Praveen Chithravel qualifies for Asian C’ships

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Indian Open Jumps Live: Indian top jumpers are competing at the 2025 Indian Jumps competition at the Anju Bobby Foundation in Bengaluru on Saturday. Asian Games medalist Ancy Sojan is the star attraction of the event. She will take part in the women’s long jump final, scheduled to start at 5:30 PM IST. Meanwhile, the top Indian men’s triple and long jumpers are also expected to compete for the title. Catch all the live updates here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ancy records PB, Vithya breaks 39-year-old MR

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Asian Games medalist Ancy Sojan claimed the gold medal at the National Open Athletics Championships with a big personal best while Vithya Ramraj broke the 39-year-old meet record on the final day on Monday. Ancy recorded her personal best of 6.71m in the women’s long jump placing her third in the all-time best jumps behind Shaili Singh (6.76m) and Anju Bobby George (6.83m). She won the Best Female Athlete award at the meet. Asian Games medallist Vithya Ramraj also erased the long-standing women’s 400m hurdles meet record. She crossed the finish line at 56.23 seconds which was better than the previous meet record of 56.80 seconds set by legendary sprinter PT Usha in 1985. Tamil Nadu’s Nithin cinched 200m gold with a meet record time of 20.66 seconds to be named best male athlete. Vikrant Malik won the gold medal in men’s Javelin Throw with 80.02m while Sachin Yadav won the silver with 79.80m. Returning from an injury, Rohit Yadav hit a season-best 79.31m to win the bronze medal. Asian Games medalist Agasara Nandini won …