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

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 …

How triple jumper Abdulla Aboobacker learned to master the big stage

How triple jumper Abdulla Aboobacker learned to master the big stage

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Athletics, on a global stage, is a lot about an athlete’s style on the starting block, body language, and the personality an they project as much as it is about performing and delivering an entertainment package to the audience. But for someone with a quiet demeanor, the energy or the environment can be intimidating. More so when sharing space with some of the sport’s biggest stars in the call room much before the competition even begins. For triple jumper Abdulla Aboobacker, his initial global tournaments were about getting acclimatised to the very intensity. “Earlier, when I saw top international athletes, I would almost forget why I had come there,” he told The Bridge. “But the exposure has helped me gain experience and over the last three years, I have learned how to handle myself in those situations.” “In India, we warm up and go directly to the competition area. But internationally, you have to spend time inside the call room first. Athletes are warming up, there are bag checks and other procedures, before you step …

For the mother he lost, long jumper Lokesh Sathyanathan leaps to NCAA title in USA | Sport-others News

For the mother he lost, long jumper Lokesh Sathyanathan leaps to NCAA title in USA | Sport-others News

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Five years ago, the inspiring words of his mother, who was in the ICU of a Bengaluru hospital after testing positive for Covid, made long-jumper Lokesh Sathyanathan double down on his American collegiate dream. Two days ago, Lokesh looked heavenwards while standing atop the podium after winning the top-tier indoor title of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) in the US, and dedicated the trophy to mother Felcy Mary who succumbed to Covid on that hospital bed. The first person he called after winning the gold was his father L Sathyanathan, a retired taxi driver. “I just saw some happy tears on his face during the video call,” Lokesh told The Indian Express. Lokesh’s fourth-round jump on Friday of 8.21 metres bettered his previous indoor national record of 8.01. He also moved to third on the India all-time list. In a tight contest at the Randal Tyson Track Centre in Fayetteville, Arkansas, just one centimetre separated Tarleton State University’s Lokesh from silver medalist De’Aundre Ward (8.20m) of the University of Southern Mississippi. Tafadzwa Chikomba (8:15m) …

Triple jumper Praveen Chithravel equals own national record to qualify for World Championships

Triple jumper Praveen Chithravel equals own national record to qualify for World Championships

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Praveen Chithravel, in only the third round of the competition, equalled his own national record in the triple jump and called it a day at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships. His celebration was noteworthy. Upon landing, he was sure it was a big leap. He jumped back up and raised both hands and flung a bit of mud in exultation. Then he sought out his coach Yoandri Betanzos, a two-time Worlds silver medallist, and they high-fived. As officials measured the distance, the question was whether it would be a national record. When the jump was recorded at 17.37 metres, Chithravel was overjoyed. He thumped his chest with one hand. More celebrations. He also went past the World Championship Qualifying Standard of 17.22m on Thursday. Story continues below this ad On the back of his chest number, Chithravel had scribbled ‘17.20+… for my coach Yoandri’. He posed for pictures holding the piece of paper in front of him. The coach sets targets for him before each competition. At the Federation Cup, 17.20m was the aim. …

With a 32-year-old woman coach in his corner, young Indian long jumper pushes limits, tests seasoned pros

With a 32-year-old woman coach in his corner, young Indian long jumper pushes limits, tests seasoned pros

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It is easy to mistake Keerti Tiwari for an athlete. She’s in good shape, is lithe, and might as well have been one of the fellow jumpers egging on the participants in the men’s long jump. However, it turns out she’s a Sports Authority of India (SAI) coach with a Master’s degree in sports psychology from LNIPE in Gwalior, a deemed sports university. She’s on her feet every other minute during competition, reviewing each jump and quickly giving feedback to athletes. At the Maharaja’s College Ground during the men’s long jump final, Keerti is focussed on David P, a 23-year-old. On paper, David is not the favourite in a field that includes national record holder Jeswin Aldrin. Because of recent hamstring strains, David and Aldrin are not at their best. Aldrin took the lead in the second round with 7.83 metres, but David came roaring back with 7.94m in the fourth to clinch the gold medal. Though none of the jumpers in the final qualified for the Asian Championships or crossed the 8-metre mark, an …

Jumper Shaili looks forward to int’l season after gold at Indian Open

Jumper Shaili looks forward to int’l season after gold at Indian Open

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Indian long jumper Shaili Singh has started the 2025 season with a strong jump of 6.45m to breach the Asian Athletics Championships qualification mark of 6.41m on Tuesday. The youngster from Uttar Pradesh won the gold medal at the one-day Indian Open Athletics and booked her berth for the continental championship. Delighted at breaching the qualification mark, the 21-year-old athlete is now looking forward to securing more podium finishes in top international events this year. “I am extremely elated to have breached the Asian Athletics Championship qualification mark with a jump of 6.45m in the first tournament of this season,” Shaili said. Story continues below this ad “This year, I will be eyeing a podium finish, and I am training hard and preparing myself for the same.” It will be the second appearance for Shaili, who finished second in the last edition of the tournament, recording the best jump of 6.54m and losing the gold medal to Sumire Hata of Japan, who jumped 6.94m. Shaili also competed in the World Championships 2023 edition and finished …

Jumper Jithin is ready for giant leap

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Chennai: Heading into the junior men’s long jump event on the second day of the SAAF Junior Athletics C’ships, it was obvious the favorite was, Mohammad Atta Sazid returning from the U20 World Championships. Little did everyone know that Jithin Arjunan, a native of the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, would outjump Sazid and win the gold medal with a personal best jump of 7.61m. Having already secured the gold with a personal best of 7.51m, Jithin, in his last attempt, decided to go even bigger, finishing his event with a 7.61m jump, his personal best. Incidentally, this was his first international athletics meet and the 16-year-old has taken a big leap into the athletics circuit. In an exclusive interview with The Bridge, Jithin spoke about his journey in athletics. Jithin Arjunan wins the men’s long jump event 🥇 With a personal best jump of 7.61m, the long jumper from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, makes his mark on his first international event. pic.twitter.com/YKdaQrPFDY — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 12, 2024 Dindigul boy dreams big Hailing from …

Paris Paralympics: How cycling as a youngster helped high jumper Praveen Kumar clear the high bar | Sport-others News

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His left leg being shorter and weaker than his right because of a congenital impairment didn’t deter a young Praveen Kumar from doing what he loved the most as a child, cycling with his friends. He would cycle 14 kilometres daily to reach school — from his village Gobindgarh to Jewar. “Never did he complain about any physical discomfort because of cycling,” Praveen’s father Amarpal,a tube well operator, told The Indian Express. And he hardly complained otherwise too. On the day Parveen won gold in the men’s high jump T64, an upgrade of the silver he won in Tokyo three years ago, Amarpal was overjoyed. His best jump of 2.08 metres was an Asia record and his personal best too. Praveen Kumar clinches gold 🥇 at #Paris2024 with his season’s best jump of 2.08 m 🤯 Watch the #Paralympics LIVE on #JioCinema 👈#ParalympicsOnJioCinema #JioCinemaSports #ParalympicsParis2024 #HighJump pic.twitter.com/k6zLWLU9XD — JioCinema (@JioCinema) September 6, 2024 “To see him winning the gold after the silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics is special for Praveen as well all of us, …

Who is Praveen Kumar, the high jumper who won gold medal in Paris Paralympics | Sport-others News

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Praveen Kumar on Friday won India’s 6th gold medal at Paris Paralympics when he topped the podium in the Men’s High Jump T64 event. USA’s Derek Loccident claimed the silver with a best jump of 2.06m. Poland’s Maciej Lepiato and Uzbekistan’s Temurbek Giyazov cleared 2.03m, finished joint third and won two bronze medals in this event. Praveen was born in Govindgarh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh and achieved success at an early age, becoming the youngest para-athlete to win a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. There, he secured a silver medal in the men’s high jump T64 category with an impressive jump of 2.07m. The high jumper was born with a short leg, initially struggling with feelings of inferiority and in order to fight these insecurities, he started taking part in various sports before finding passion for volleyball. However, his life took a pivotal turn when he participated in a high jump event at an able-bodied athletics competition, which exposed him to the possibilities available for athletes with disabilities. Under the guidance of Dr. Satyapal Singh, …

Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar undergoes knee surgery in Doha

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Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who was ruled out of the Paris Olympics due to a left knee injury last week, has undergone surgery in Doha on Wednesday. French orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Olory performed the surgery. Sreeshankar is an Asian and Commonwealth Games silver medallist. “The surgery was successful under Dr. Bruno Olory at the Aspetar Hospital, Doha. Thank you everyone for all your love and blessings during this tough phase. 18 hours post surgery and I am already walking,” wrote Sreeshankar on Instagram. A screengrab of Murali Sreeshankar’s Instagram post. Sreeshankar had suffered the knee injury during a training session in Palakkad earlier this month. He had qualified for the Paris Olympics, scheduled for July-August, in July 2023 when he won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in Bangkok with a jump of 8.37m, crossing the Olympic qualifying mark by 0.10m. “Life writes strange scripts, and some times there is courage in accepting it and moving on. That’s what I will do. My journey to a comeback began the minute I injured my knee. …