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Asian Games 2026: India's Ancy Sojan Wins Long Jump Silver
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- Sep 27, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC
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For India at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Sunday, it was a tale of two silvers, in different disciplines, sharing a common thread of exceptional athletes coming agonisingly close to gold.
Sarvesh Kushare missed gold in high jump by countback at the Asian Games, while fellow Indian Ancy Sojan secured silver in long jump.
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