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Indian athlete (born 2004)
Shaili Singh is an Indian long jumper. She holds the national U20 record with a jump of 6.76 m, achieved in 2023.
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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
More on Wikipedia ↗Ancy recorded a best jump of 6.53m to finish behind Huang Yingying of China, who produced a late 6.55m jump to snatch gold
Ancy Sojan missed Asian Games gold by two centimetres and then said she wished for a call from Thalapathy Vijay. The silver gave her a second successive Asian Games medal and left her with unfinished business.
Ancy jumped recorded a best jump of 6.53m to clinch the silver medal and this is her second medal at the continental showpiece after she won the same medal.