The 25-year-old international long jumper entered her name in the record books in her fifth attempt as she landed at the 6.88m mark to improve the long-standing record of 6.83m set by Anju Bobby George in 2004 in Athens.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy goal today was to record a personal best of 6.75m, which I recorded four weeks ago in Ranchi,\u201d a jubilant Ancy Sojan said of getting into a good rhythm from the word go. She began her record-breaking campaign with a jump of 6.73m. Her second jump was no mark. Her third jump was 6.67m, while her fourth jump was 6.72m. She was on cloud nine when the electronic scoreboard flashed 6.88m. Her last and sixth jump was 6.69m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ancy Sojan dedicated her record-breaking gold medal performance to her father. \u201cHe wanted someone in the family to be a national record holder. The gold medal will be a precious gift to him,\" the elated long jumper said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Last year, she was struggling with health issues. She had to take a break. \u201cIt was mentally and physically challenging. I\u2019m happy to have made a comeback, that too ahead of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games starting September 19,\u201d says Ancy Sojan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maharashtra\u2019s seasoned high jumper Sarvesh Anil Kushare, 31, was the second athlete on Saturday who etched his name in record books as he improved the men\u2019s high jump record to 2.31m. The previous national record of 2.29m was set by Tejaswin Shankar in 2018. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sarvesh further raised the bar to 2.35m but wasn\u2019t successful. \u201cI was feeling good. I got a big boost when I cleared 2.27m. Thereafter, I pushed and made an attempt to break the national record,\u201d says the newly crowned high jumper. He broke the national record on his third attempt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Away from the track, the men\u2019s 1500m meet record of 3:40.10 set by Bahadur Prasad in Chennai was also erased by Yoonus Shah of Uttar Pradesh. He clocked 3:37.55 secs. Yashas P. also improved the meet record in the men\u2019s 400m hurdles. His winning time of 49.14 seconds was better than his previous record of 49.37 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Several medal winners also achieved the Japan Asian Games qualification mark in their respective events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results (Day 4): <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men: <\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m (AG Q Time 10.16 seconds): Animesh Kujur (Odisha) 10.28 seconds, Pranav Gaurav (Maharashtra) 10.39 seconds, Laukik Melge (Maharashtra) 10.43 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
1500m: Yoonus Shah (Uttar Pradesh) 3:37.55 secs, Gulveer Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 3:38.31 secs, Rahul Baloda (Rajasthan) 3:40.07 secs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
400m hurdles (AG Q Time 49.41 seconds): Yashas P (Karnataka) 49.14 secs, Santhosh T (Tamil Nadu) 49.14 secs, Aryan Prajwal (Karnataka) 50.95 secs<\/p>\r\n\r\n
High jump (AGQ Mark 2.19m): Sarvesh Kushare (Maharashtra) 2.31m (National record), Aadrash Ram (Tamil Nadu) 2.25m, Jesse Sandesh (Karnataka) 2.19m. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shot put (AGQ Mark 19.41m): Karanveer Singh (Punjab) 20.49m, Samardeep Gill (Madhya Pradesh) 20.40m, Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Punjab) 20.27m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women: <\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m: Sudeshna Shivankar (Maharashtra) 11.59 seconds, Sneha SS (Karnataka) 11.65 seconds, Amasha De Silva (Sri Lanka) 11.70 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
1500m (AG Q Time 4:19.45): Parul Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) 4:20.45 secs, Ankita (Uttarakhand) 4:20.78 secs, Pooja (Haryana) 4:21.48 secs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
400m hurdles (AGQ Time 57.21 seconds): Vithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) 56.07 secs, Anu R (Kerala) 56.54 secs, Sinchal (Karnataka) 58.90 secs. Series 6.73m, f, 6,67m, 6.72m, 6.88m, 6.69m<\/p>\r\n\r\n
1500m (AG Q Time 4:19.45): Parul Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) 4:20.45 secs, Ankita (Uttarakhand) 4:20.78 secs, Pooja (Haryana) 4:21.48 secs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Javelin throw (AGQ Mark 57.62m) Annu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 56.74m, Karishma Sanil (Karnataka) 53.06m, Uma Chaudhary (Rajasthan) 53.06m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n