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Long jumper Ancy unlocks key to consistency after battle with hormonal issues
May 23, 2026 5:19 pm
Twenty-five year old won gold with a jump of 6.75 metres at the Fed Cup but missed qualifying standard for Commonwealth Games; However, five of her six jumps were over 6.50 metres
For the mother he lost, long jumper Lokesh Sathyanathan leaps to NCAA title in USA
March 16, 2026 9:29 am
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.
How memories of a late father, guidance from senior pro helped teen long jumper Shahnavaz Khan to biggest medal of young career
August 13, 2025 8:25 am
18-year-old from Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh leaps a personal best 8.04m to finish second behind Sreeshankar Murali at World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour meet
Jumper Shaili Singh looks forward to international season after qualifying for Asian Athletics C'ships
May 20, 2025 4:03 pm
Long jumper Shaili Singh started her season with a jump of 6.45m to win gold at the Indian Open Athletics in Chennai.
Athletics: Indian long-jumper Sreeshankar says ‘everyone was slipping’ from take-off board; WA say research is ongoing to fix it
February 29, 2024 10:01 am
Sreeshankar had cited examples of Jamaica's Carey McLeod and compatriot Jeswin Aldrin losing their footing on the take-off board during last year's World Championships in Budapest.
What's the new long jump rule that Carl Lewis hopes is an April Fool's joke and Sreeshankar isn't a big fan of
February 23, 2024 11:57 pm
World Athletics CEO talked of testing a larger take-off area to minimise fouls. Former Olympic champion Carl Lewis reckons it will eliminate the most difficult skill from the event
Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin wins Switzerland event with best performance in 5 months
August 05, 2023 5:05 pm
The 21-year-old Aldrin had jumped 8.42m, the best in the world so far this season, during the National Open Jumps Competition at Bellary on March 2 and then had two 8m-plus efforts in Havana, Cuba in May.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finishes third in Diamond League
June 10, 2023 1:01 pm
Sreeshankar grabbed six qualification points for the Diamond League Finals of the season to be held in Eugene, USA, in September.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar keen to gain rhythm in upcoming events
June 01, 2023 4:57 pm
Sreeshankar missed this year's World Athletics Championships qualifying standard of 8.25m though he has a good chance of qualifying for the showpiece event in Budapest in August.
At 6.76 metres, long jumper Shaili Singh is now second only to Anju Bobby George
April 15, 2023 11:50 pm
The 19-year-old jumped 6.76 metres on Saturday — the second best ever by an Indian after Anju Bobby George's 6.83 metres at the Athens Olympics — to finish first at the Indian Grand Prix-4 in Bengaluru.
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