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Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025
The Palakkad athlete cleared 8.31m to win the 12th International Jumping Meeting at Kallithea, Greece.
Among the youngest of those identified for support is swimmer Riddhima Veerendra Kumar, the 14-year-old who made waves in the senior nationals.
The award was a recongnition for her efforts in advancing the sport in India as well as inspiring more women to follow in her footsteps.
Shaili won a silver at the Under-20 World Championships in Nairobi on Sunday.
The 17-year-old long jumper from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh is a trainee of one of India's finest athletes, Anju and her husband Robert Bobby George.
Sreeshankar, who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in March, has had ample time to fine-tune his skills although the pandemic has denied him the opportunity to take part in major competitions leading up to the quadrennial event.
Ancy won the under-20 200m gold with a time of 24.51 seconds.
Pinto, himself an international hurdler, was there in the stands to witness Neena win silver in long jump.
The teenager from Nattika, who recently broke the national Under-21 long jump record with an effort of 6.36 metres at the Khelo India Youth Games in New Delhi, has the potential to land India a medal at the U-20 Worlds.
The Indian long jump legend made history when she won the bronze medal by clearing 6.70 metres at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. Later, she won a gold medal in the IAAF World Athletics Finals in 2005 in Monaco.
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