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Ancy Sojan pipped in the last attempt, wins long jump silver | Hindustan Times
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Indian long jumper (born 2001)
Ancy Sojan Edappilly is an Indian long jumper. She has won silver medals at the 2022 and 2026 Asian Games, and the 2025 Asian Championships.
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A brilliant 6.53m in the fifth put her in contention for gold, but Chinese jumper Yingying Huang moved ahead with a 6.55m on her final attempt.
India’s Ancy Sojan wins silver in women’s long jump at Asian Games 2026 as Shaili Singh narrowly misses bronze.
Chinese jumpers, who finished with gold and bronze medals, stunned India not once but twice in the women