Anju finishes fourth again

Long jumper Anju Bobby george once again missed a podium finish, ending up fourth in the DN Galan Super Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Stockho...

Long jumper Anju Bobby george once again missed a podium finish, ending up fourth in the DN Galan Super Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Indian, who had also finished fourth in the IAAF Grand Prix in London last week, managed a best effort of 6.47m in the event yesterday.

Americans Grace Upshaw (6.60m) and Tianna Madisson (6.58) took the first two spots followed by Jamaican Elva Goulbourne (6.48), according to information received here.

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The 27-year-old Anju, who has slipped one place to seventh in the latest world rankings, is preparing to defend her bronze medal in the World Athletics championships in Helsinki, Finland next month.

Results: 1. Grace Upshaw (USA) 6.60m; 2. Tianna Madison (USA) 6.58; 3. Elva Goulbourne (Jam) 6.48; 4. Anju Bobby George (Ind) 6.47; 5. Yuliya Zinovyeva (Rus) 6.39; 6. Ineta Radevica (Lat) 6.34; 7. Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan (Rus) 6.32; 8. Rose Richmond (USA) 6.27; 9. Daniela Lincoln-Saavedra (Swe) 6.13m.

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