Ancy Sojan Edappilly bags silver medal in the women’s long jump

HANGZHOU [China] Indian athlete Ancy Sojan Edappilly on Monday bagged a silver medal in the women’s long jump in the ongoing Asian Games here.

On her fifth try, she registered her personal best of 6.63m and secured a podium finish. China’s Shiqi Xiong also broke through her limits and gave a personal best of 6.73m. The bronze medal was secured by Nga Yan from Hong Kong with a distance of 6.50 which was also her personal best.

Shaili Singh was another Indian athlete who was competing in the women’s long jump. But her efforts were not enough to bring another medal for India. She ended up in the fifth position with an attempt of 6.48m. (ANI)

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