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Asian Games: Ancy Sojan misses long jump gold by 2cm, Shaili Singh loses bronze on final attempt
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- Sep 27, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC
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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 came agonisingly close to giving India its first athletics gold at the Asian Games 2026, but had to settle for silver after China’s Yingying Huang produced a decisive final jump in the women’s long jump in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday. Shaili Singh also missed out on a medal, finishing fourth after…
India came within a whisker of adding another gold medal to its tally at the Asian Games on Sunday, as Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare led their respective finals for long periods before settling for silver, while Parul Chaudhary and Harita Bhadra added bronzes to cap off a productive day in track and field.