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Persistence pays off for long jumper Sojan, marks return with meet record
The New Indian Express Kochi
|May 23, 2026
AFTER a below-satisfactory 2025 which ended in injury, long jumper from Kerala Ancy Sojan stepped into the new year with a point to prove.
Long jumper Ancy Sojan won gold with a meet record in Panchkula on Friday.
With a season best of 6.54m in 2025, there were question marks over her potential. Winning silver in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou — which took place in 2023 — with a leap of 6.63m, she went on to better her mark with a personal best jump of 6.71m in 2024. The expectations were high but her progression took a hit due to injuries.
Cut to the first day of the National Senior Athletics Federation competition on Friday, where the women’s long jump final was taking place and Sojan made herself a star in what was a record-breaking day at the Birsa Munda Football Stadium. She broke the meet record (6.64m) which set by Shaili Singh last year. After a subdued start, Sojan came close to her then personal best. Then in the fourth attempt, Sojan leapt 6.75 metres, setting the meet record.
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