Archive · 27 Sep 2026
Ancy Sojan Wins Asian Games Silver, Credits Father’s Sacrifice
Ancy Sojan won a silver medal in the long jump at the Asian Games.
She jumped 6.53 meters.
Huang Yingying of China jumped 6.55 meters and won gold.
Ancy said she started training barefoot.
Her father, who is an auto driver, supported her even when other people questioned her training.
Ancy had hoped to win gold but was proud of her silver medal.
She said difficult weather conditions made the competition challenging.
She also wants Indian athletes to receive more support and chances to compete internationally.
Ancy Sojan won the women’s long jump silver medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Her 6.53-meter jump was two centimeters short of China’s Huang Yingying’s winning 6.55-meter effort.
Sojan said she began training barefoot and credited her auto-driver father for supporting her.
The 26-year-old described the medal as her first international medal after a 10-year wait.
She also called for greater support and international exposure for Indian athletics.
- Who
- India’s Ancy Sojan and China’s Huang Yingying competed for the women’s long jump medals.
- What
- Ancy Sojan won the silver medal with a 6.53-meter jump.
- When
- Sunday, during the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Sojan’s medal followed years of training and sacrifice; she credited her father, coach and supporters, and urged greater support for athletics.
Sojan’s Gold Ambition
Silver-Medal Acceptance and Greater Support
Result and expectations
Sojan’s Gold Ambition
Sojan said she and her supporters had expected a gold medal and that she had aimed to reach seven meters.
Silver-Medal Acceptance and Greater Support
She accepted the silver medal, saying she had given 100 percent effort and that the difficult weather made the result meaningful.
Athletics support
Sojan’s Gold Ambition
Sojan argued that Indian athletes need more support and opportunities to compete abroad to improve their medal chances.
Silver-Medal Acceptance and Greater Support
The article does not identify a direct opposing response, but records the existing result as a silver medal rather than gold despite her breakthrough season.
- Medal
- Women’s long jump silver
- Winning jump
- 6.53 meters by Ancy Sojan
- Gold-medal jump
- 6.55 meters by Huang Yingying
- Medal significance
- Sojan’s first international medal after 10 years
- Age
- 26
- Previous achievement
- A national-record 6.88 meters at a World Athletics Continental Tour event in Bhubaneswar
- Season view
- Sojan described the medal as the end of her season and dedicated it to her hard work and sacrifice