The 18-year-old achieved a leap of 8.23m, narrowly missing his personal best by one centimeter and edging out Bulgaria's Bozhidar Saraboyukov by the same margin, who set an under-20 national record with 8.22m, reports Xinhua.
Category: Athletics
Ankita makes India proud with three-medal haul at World Transplant Games
The 29-year-old athlete's impressive performance has earned her a gold medal in the Long Jump event with a jump of 3.06 meters, and two silver medals in the 3,000-meter Racewalk (power walk) for women and the Shot-Put event, with a throw of 28.31 meters.
Bronze medal at CEC 2022 opens up new horizons for Indian esports, feel experts
Anurag Khurana, CEO & Founder of Penta Esports said, "Congratulations to team India on winning the bronze medal at CEC for DOTA 2. This win will surely bring esports more recognition in India and inspire more aspiring esports athletes at the grassroots level in the country."
Birmingham 2022 successes could mark the start of a new era in Indian athletics
As expected, India experienced a medal rush in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, badminton and table tennis in CWG. However, the one field which helped shoot up the country's medal tally was athletics.
CWG 2022: Canada win gold after England disqualified from women's 4x400m relay
Canada won the gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after England were disqualified from the race under controversial circumstances.
England defend men's 4x100m title at Commonwealth Games
The England men's team of Jona Efoloko, Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Ojie Edoburun claimed the victory comfortably in 38.85 seconds, 0.35 seconds ahead of second-placed Trinidad and Tobago. Nigeria finished third in 38.81 seconds.
CWG 2022: Eldhose Paul, Abdulla Aboobacker finish 1-2 in triple jump; Sandeep, Annu claim bronze medals
Indian athletes came to the fore in the absence of Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as Eldhose Paul and N. Abdulla Aboobacker finished 1-2 in the men's triple jump while javelin thrower Annu Rani and race walker Sandeep Kumar bagged bronze medals in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
CWG 2022: Solomon Islands' Rosefelo Siosi gets cheers for finishing last in men's 5000m
You have heard about Eric the Eel and Eddie the Eagle. Now add the name of Rosefelo Siosi to the list of underdogs that got cheered by jam-packed stadiums even as they trundled to the finish line -- dead last among the competitors and long after everyone else has completed his race.
CWG 2022, athletics: India's Avinash Sable wins silver in steeplechase, denies Kenya podium clean sweep
India's Avinash Sable bettered his own national record by almost a second to win the silver medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, here on Saturday.
India's Priyanka Goswami wins silver in race walk, shatters national record
India's Priyanka Goswami shattered a three-year-old national record to clinch the silver medal in the women's 10,000m race walk at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium, here on Saturday.
Rupal Chaudhary becomes first Indian athlete to win two medals at World U20 Athletics C'ships
Quarter-miler Rupal Chaudhary, daughter of a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, scripted history by winning twin medals and became the first Indian athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the World U20 Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia on Thursday.
Commonwealth silver under his belt, Sreeshankar sets his sights on World Championships, Paris Olympics
Winning the silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games not only redeemed Indian star Murali Sreeshankar after his Tokyo Olympic debacle, but it also strengthened his resolve to pursue his ultimate aim -- win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
CWG 2022: Sreeshankar wins silver for India in men's long jump at Birmingham
India's Murali Sreeshankar won silver medal in the men's long jump competition at the Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium here on Thursday. This is India's second medal in athletics at Birmingham 2022 after Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in the high jump on Wednesday.
CWG 2022: Eilish McColgan emulates her mother Liz with 10,000m gold
She was the only one of Jamaica's star trio to compete with world 200m champion Shericka Jackson and 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce skipping the Games following last month's World Championships in Eugene.
CWG 2022: Former world champion Katarina defends heptathlon title
England's former world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson defended her title in heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
CWG 2022: Unsure of participation a few days back, Tejaswin Shankar wins India's first track and field medal
On Wednesday, he was standing on the podium at the Alexander Stadium here, with a bronze medal around his neck and a smile of satisfaction on his lips as he bagged his first medal in a major multi-discipline international competition.
CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar, Muhammed Anees qualify for final in long jump
Indian athletes Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya have made it to the finals of the men's long jump event from Group A and B respectively in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Tuesday.
CWG 2022: India's Nitendra Rawat finishes 12th in men's marathon
Rawat, a Rio 2016 Olympian, steadily went up the order in the race at CWG 2022. He was 16th after the 5km split and climbed up to 12th by the time he hit the 30km mark. He couldn't keep up the pace thereafter. In all, 18 athletes started the race.
CWG 2022: Shuttlers keep winning momentum going; Rawat finishes 12th in Men's Marathon
The Indian badminton team continued its impressive run in the Mixed Team competition, defeating Sri Lanka 5-0 in a preliminary round Group A match here remaining on course for a place in the quarterfinals, at the NEC Hall No. 5 here on Saturday.
Shakespeare, vintage cars, Duran Duran light up opening ceremony of Birmingham Commonwealth Games
The magnificent Bards of Brum represent some of the city's most famous exports: William Shakespeare, composer Edward Elgar, the inventor of the modern dictionary Samuel Johnson and the 18th-century Lunar Society, the forefathers of modern Birmingham.
CWG 2022: Sindhu elated to be named flag-bearer at opening ceremony, says it's a great honour
Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu described it as "a great honour" after the Indian Olympic Association decided to name her as India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
RIL, IOA team up to make India global sports powerhouse; to set up India House at Paris 2024
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday announced a long-term partnership to elevate the performance of Indian athletes, support the national sports federations, and build the credentials of the country as a global sporting power,
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra ruled out of Commonwealth Games due to groin injury
The strong Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games suffered a massive setback as ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, fresh from his silver medal-winning performance at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene (US), has been ruled from the quadrennial showpiece due to a groin injury.
World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra clinches India's first-ever silver medal with historic throw of 88.13m
Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (IST) ended India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships after he clinched the silver medal at the 2022 meet with historic throw of 88.13m.
Athletes Tejaswin Shankar, Jilna included in CWG squad after organisers give the nod
Tejaswin's name was suggested as a replacement for quarter-miler Arokia Rajiv, who withdrew from the National Inter-State Athletics Championships due to illness and was therefore considered not fit to take part in the Commonwealth Games.