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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.
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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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Ancy Sojan reflects on her Asian Games 2026 silver-medal winning performance in the long jump. Battling a wet runway, changing track conditions and muscle stiffness, Ancy reveals how she pushed through the challenges and gave her all in the final. The Reliance Foundation athlete also opens up about the crucial jumps…
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.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the measurement of Shaili Singh's fourth attempt in the women's long jump at the Asian Games.