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India's Long Jump Silver: A Near Miss for Gold
27 Sep
Summary
- Ancy Sojan won silver in the women's long jump by a narrow margin of two centimeters.
- China's Yingying Huang secured gold with a final round jump of 6.55 meters.
- Shaili Singh narrowly missed a medal, finishing fourth after a late surge by China's Mengyi Tan.
Ancy Sojan earned a silver medal in the women's long jump at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, coming within a whisker of India's first athletics gold. She achieved a distance of 6.53 meters, but China's Yingying Huang leaped 6.55 meters in the final round to claim the gold by a mere two centimeters.
Shaili Singh also narrowly missed a podium finish, securing fourth place. She had been in third position, but China's Mengyi Tan's final jump of 6.46 meters edged her out. Earlier, Harita Bhadra had secured a bronze in the women's 200m race in a photo-finish.
Ancy's silver contributed to India's athletics medal count, which now stands at ten: five silver and five bronze. The nation is still awaiting its inaugural gold medal in track and field at these Games. India's overall medal count reached 34, comprising four gold, 15 silver, and 15 bronze medals.
