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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 …

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 …

Shaili Singh and Kujur light up an otherwise dull Indian Open Athletics Meet

Shaili Singh and Kujur light up an otherwise dull Indian Open Athletics Meet

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Animesh Kujur lit up the Indian Open Athletics Meets 2025 with promising sprints at the JN Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. In the men’s 100m sprint, he produced a 10.38s run and finished ahead of Abhay Singh (MP) 10.68s in the prelims A race. Despite stating that his main focus with the Federation Cup, the 21-year old put up a strong show. Animesh returned to the track in the 200m and clocked a healthy 20.63s. In the women’s long jump event, Shaili Singh was in action and she produced an effort of 6.45m. 🚨#News | Shalini Singh shines at Indian Open Athletics Meet 2025 – Chennai🏃‍♀️ 👉Jumps 6.45m to surpass the Asian Athletics Qualification mark. 📸Twitter/ AFI#longjump @afiindia pic.twitter.com/Epns2gIdrf — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) April 15, 2025 These performances were the lone bright spots on a day when most athletes were short of their best. In the men’s long jump, the national record holder Jeswin Aldrin finished a lowly seventh with a jump of 7.36m. In the men’s javelin throw event, the Asian Games silver medalist …

Shaili Singh finishes 3rd in Estonia, Paris Olympics entry mark remains out of reach

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Promising Indian long jumper Shaili Singh finished third at the Parnu Beach Stadium Meeting, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level event, in Estonia on Tuesday night. The 20-year-old, who trains in Bengaluru under the guidance of Robert Bobby George, secured the place with her best leap of 6.42m, her second-best jump this season after she came up with her season-best (SB) effort of 6.52m at the Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru in April. Natalia Linares, the Pan American Games gold medallist from Colombia, clinched the women’s long jump event with a leap of 6.58, as local girl Liisa-Maria Lusti settled for the silver medal with her best jump of 6.45m. However, Shaili from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, was way behind her Personal Best (PB) of 6.76m, achieved in 2023 at the Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru. Hence, India’s representation in the women’s long jump at the Paris Olympics remains a distant hope, with Shaili, at world no. 43, outside the cut-off mark of 32. She is the best-placed Indian on the world rankings at the …

Jyothi Yarraji, Shaili eye Paris qualification through multiple tournaments

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Star Indian athletes Jyothi Yarraji and Shaili Singh will participate in multiple tournaments in Europe with an eye on the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification. The proposals of the duo were cleared by the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) during the 134th meeting. The Indian track and field athletes have sent in their request for financial assistance towards various competitions across Europe for the coming month, where they will try to either breach the qualification mark or gather crucial ranking points for the Olympics. While Jyothi has proposed to compete in 6 international events in Europe, Shaili aims to compete in 4 events in May and June. MOC under their Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) funding will cover their airfare, visa costs, accommodation charges, local transport costs, medical insurance, physio charges, massage costs, and OPA among other expenditures. Shaili started her season with a brilliant jump of 6.52m to win the Indian Grand Prix 1 while Jyothi is expected to feature in the upcoming senior National Federation Cup. …

Shaili Singh shines, Hima Das falters on return

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Long jump prodigy Shaili Singh shone through while Asian Games bronze medalist triple jumper Praveen Chitravel missed the Paris Olympics qualification mark by a whisker during the Indian Grand Prix 1 on Tuesday. The national record holder Tamil Nadu jumper achieved his season’s best mark of 17.12m in his fourth attempt which is 0.10m short of the qualification mark of 17.22m. Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist Eldhose Paul won the silver with a below-par jump of 16.29m. In women’s long jump, World U20 medalist Shaili Singh edged past her experienced competition Nayana James to clinch the gold medal with a best jump of 6.52m. Uttar Pradesh’s World U20 medallist Shaili Singh edged past her more experienced competitor Nayana James of Kerala to clinch the women’s long jump gold. Nayana recorded the best jump of 6.44m falling behind her season of 6.67m recorded earlier this year at India Jumps competition. Shaili Singh takes the crown at Indian Grand Prix-1 👏 The youngster registers a best attempt of 6.52m to win the long jump GOLD🥇 Nayana James …

Nayana James trumps Shaili in women’s long jump

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Seasoned long jumper Nayana James registered her new personal best to clinch the gold medal at the 3rd Indian Open Jumps competition at Anju Bobby High Performance Center, Bengaluru on Wednesday. Nayana jumped 6.67m in her second attempt to better her previous personal best of 6.55m. U20 World Championships silver medalist Shaili Singh came up with a season-best 6.40m jump to clinch the silver medal while Sushmita recorded a jump of 6.28m to finish on the podium. In the absence of Asian Games medalist Ancy Sojan, it was a clear battle between Nayana and Shaili for the top two places. However, both athletes failed to come close to the Olympic qualification mark of 6.86m. A protege of India’s best long jumper Anju Bobby George, Shaili started with a 6.35m jump and improved it to 6.38m and 6.40m in subsequent attempts. However, she failed to gain a strong footing and looked very unsettled in the last two jumps recording 6.02m and 6.10. On the other hand, Nayana James started with confidence despite her first attempt being …

Eyes on Shaili Singh as jumpers get ready for Indian Open Jumps

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Long jump prodigy Shaili Singh will be in the spotlight as the Indian Open Jumps competition begins in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Apart from Shaili, triple jumpers Abdulla Aboobacker, Karthik Unnikrishnan, and Eldhose Paul will be in action With the Paris Olympics lined up in July-August, the world U-20 silver medallist in women’s long jump has specific goals set this year. “It is too early to expect outstanding performance but we are hoping for a good result, otherwise it will be a challenging task to earn a ticket to Diamond League competitions,” Shaili’s coach, Robert Bobby George, said on the eve of the one-day domestic competition. According to the national long jump coach, the first domestic competition in Bengaluru will be all about evaluation of performance and how to move forward in the right direction to win a ticket to the Paris Olympics. “We have set specific goals for each competition for Shaili Singh,” the long jump coach said. Shaili has a personal best of 6.76m recorded last year in April in Bengaluru. She finished fifth …

Jyothi Yarraji, Tajinderpal, Shaili Singh in action- Blog, Updates

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Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2024 LIVE: Indian athletes will be taking part in the 11th edition of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. On the first day of the competition, the likes of Jyothi Yarraji, Shaili Singh, and Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be in action. Schedule for day one: Women’s: 60mH heat- Jyothi Yarraji- 12:00 PM, Long Jump- Shaili Singh, Nayana James- 12:10 PM, 1500m- Harmilan Bains- 1:00 PM, 60mH final (If qualified)- 1:30 PM Men’s: 60mH heat- Tejas Shirse- 6:30 PM, Shot Put- Tajinderpal Singh Toor- 6:50 PM, 1500m- Ajay Kumar Saroj- 7:00 PM Stay tuned for updates. Source link