Shaili Singh qualifies for Asian Games; logging 2nd longest jump in India's history

Shaili Singh qualifies for Asian Games; logging 2nd longest jump in India's history

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Category : Sports Published on: April 19 2023

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  • U-20 World Championships silver medalist long jumper Shaili Singh roared with a personal best of 6.76m jump winning the gold medal at the 2023 Indian Grand Prix 4 at the Kanteerava Stadium  in Bengaluru.
  • Shaili produced an all-time second-longest long jump behind her idol and mentor Anju Bobby George.
  • With this jump, Shaili went past the Asian Games qualifying mark of 6.45m set by AFI but missed the World Championships mark by 9 cm.
  • The jump of 6.76m is a 0.28cm improvement from her previous personal best of 6.48cm. Shaili jumped 6.27m at the Asian Indoor Championships in February 2023.
  • Shaili also breached the qualifying standard for women's long jump for upcoming Asian Games 2022, set to be hosted in China later this year. 
  • The mark was set at 6.45 m by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), as per Olympics.com.
  • Nayana James, who won the Silver medal, also breached the Asian Games qualifying standards with a jump of 6.53 m.
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