Asian Games: Ancy Sojan Claims Long Jump Silver, Shaili Singh Finishes Fourth

Asian Games 2026: Ancy Sojan bags long jump silver, Tejaswin Shankar wins Decathlon bronze; Afsal enters 800m final - The Tribune

Sojan missed out on gold by just two centimetres, with China’s Huang Yingying taking the top spot with a jump of 6.55m. Another Chinese athlete, Tan Mengyi, won bronze with 6.46m, while India’s Shaili Singh finished fourth with a best effort of 6.42m.

Asian Games: Ancy Sojan claims long jump silver, Shaili Singh finishes fourth

Ancy Sojan wins women’s long jump silver at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after China’s Huang Yingying edges her by two centimetres with her final jump.

Ancy Sojan grabs silver medal in women's long jump at Asian Games 2026, Shaili Singh misses out

India's Ancy Sojan performed brilliantly in the women's long jump final at the Asian Games 2026. Despite leading up until the last round, Sojan missed out on the gold as she missed the mark in the final round and had to settle for silver.

Asian Games 2026: India's Ancy Sojan Wins Long Jump Silver

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

Ancy Sojan pipped in the last attempt, wins long jump silver

A brilliant 6.53m in the fifth put her in contention for gold, but Chinese jumper Yingying Huang moved ahead with a 6.55m on her final attempt.

Asian Games: Ancy Sojan misses long jump gold by 2cm, Shaili Singh loses bronze on final attempt

NEW DELHI: Ancy Sojan came agonisingly close to giving India its first athletics gold at the Asian Games 2026, but had to settle for silver after China’s