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Ancy Sojan Takes Asian Games Long Jump Silver
Ancy Sojan competed in the long jump at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
She was leading for much of the competition.
A competitor finished two centimetres farther and won gold.
Ancy therefore received the silver medal.
She said rain, a slippery track and tiredness made her last three jumps harder.
She had hoped to jump more than 6.60 metres but could not do so.
Earlier in 2026, she set an Indian record by jumping 6.88 metres.
Ancy said she fought until the end and was proud of the reward for her hard work.
Ancy Sojan finished second in the Asian Games long jump by two centimetres.
She said fatigue, rain, a slippery track and fate affected her final three attempts.
The silver medal followed a 6.88-metre jump that broke Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old Indian record.
Sojan also won bronze at the Asian indoor championships earlier in 2026.
The 25-year-old from Kerala said the medal rewarded her hard work during a long season.
- Who
- India’s Ancy Sojan, a 25-year-old long jumper from Thrissur, Kerala.
- What
- She won the Asian Games long jump silver medal, missing gold by two centimetres.
- Where
- Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- During the 2026 Asian Games, on Sunday evening.
- Why
- Fatigue, rain and a slippery track affected her final three attempts, according to Sojan.
Key facts
- Medal
- Asian Games long jump silver
- Margin
- Two centimetres behind the gold-medal winner
- Best 2026 jump
- 6.88 metres at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships
- National record
- Sojan surpassed Anju Bobby George’s 6.83-metre record, which had stood for 22 years
- Other 2026 medal
- Bronze at the Asian indoor championships
- Previous Asian Games result
- Long jump silver at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games
- Support programme
- Target Olympics Podium Scheme athlete since December 2021
Quotes
Ancy Sojan
Indian long jumper who won Asian Games silver in Nagoya
“Mentally, I was prepared that the Chinese will give me tough competition. Then when I came here it was raining. I had to find a solution under the circumstances. Being an Indian Navy person, it’s not in me to give up. I told myself that I will fight till the end. I was completely pressure free but probably my body was not supporting in the last three jumps.”
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“I was leading and was praying to God not to let me down. I thought 6:55 is nothing and I was trying for 6:60-plus but that didn’t happen. Unfortunately, it was not my day and I had no choice but to accept my fate.”
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