Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Ancy Sojan Wins Long Jump, Targets Asian Games Gold
Ancy Sojan is a long-jump athlete from Kerala, India.
She won a major competition in New Delhi by jumping 6.76 meters.
Shaili Singh came second with a jump of 6.65 meters.
Sojan is now preparing for the Asian Games in Japan.
She hopes to win a gold medal for India.
She also wants to hear India’s national anthem while standing on the winners’ podium.
In June 2026, she jumped 6.88 meters and broke Anju Bobby George’s national record.
Sojan says the record made her believe she can jump even farther.
Her biggest personal goal is to jump more than seven meters.
Ancy Sojan won the women’s long jump at the Indian Athletics Series Final with a 6.76-meter effort.
Shaili Singh finished second with a jump of 6.65 meters at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Sojan said she is targeting Asian Games gold for India and hopes to hear the national anthem on the podium.
She set a national record of 6.88 meters in June 2026, surpassing Anju Bobby George’s 6.83-meter mark from the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Sojan dedicated the record to her father, an auto-rickshaw driver, and said she wants to clear seven meters.
- Who
- Kerala long jumper Ancy Sojan won the event, followed by Uttar Pradesh’s Shaili Singh.
- What
- Sojan won the women’s long jump with a 6.76-meter effort and is targeting Asian Games gold.
- When
- She won the Indian Athletics Series Final on Thursday; she set the national record in June 2026.
- Where
- The final took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi; the upcoming Asian Games will be in Japan.
- Why
- The victory increased Sojan’s confidence as she prepares to pursue gold for India and improve on her national record.
- Winner
- Ancy Sojan
- Winning effort
- 6.76 meters
- Runner-up
- Shaili Singh, 6.65 meters
- National record
- 6.88 meters, set by Sojan in June 2026
- Previous record
- Anju Bobby George’s 6.83 meters, set at the 2004 Athens Olympics
- Asian Games goal
- Win gold for India
- Long-term target
- Clear seven meters