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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 ↗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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Ancy said the criticism breached the boundaries of decency, and stated that those associated with sports would never come forward with such jibes.
When Ancy Sojan walked onto the track at the Asian Games in Nagoya, she did not look like someone trying to disappear into the crowd.