Ancy Sojan: India’s long jumper Ansi Sojan asian games 2026 Performing brilliantly, she won the silver medal in women’s long jump. However, at one time it seemed that Ansi could win the gold medal, but in the last attempt, China’s Huang Yingying changed the whole game. This is also Ansi’s second consecutive silver medal in the Asian Games. Earlier, he had also won silver in long jump in Hangzhou Asian Games.
Ansi jumped 6.53 meters in her fifth attempt and strengthened her position for gold. After this, Huang Yingying of China jumped 6.55 meters in her last attempt. That means there was a difference of only 2 centimeters between the two. Huang won gold, Ansi won silver and China’s Tan Mengyi won the bronze medal with an effort of 6.46 meters. India’s second player Shaili Singh stood fourth with a best effort of 6.42 meters.
Who is Ansi Sojan?
Ansi Sojan Edappilly is a 25-year-old long jump athlete from Kerala. According to World Athletics records, he was born on March 1, 2001 and his personal best performance is 6.88 meters. Along with being a silver medalist of the Asian Games, she has also been a silver medalist of the Asian Championships.
Ansi’s identity became bigger in 2026 when she jumped 6.88 meters during the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar. With this performance she broke Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old national record of 6.83 metres. Anju had made this record in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Auto driver’s daughter, father supported her dreams
Ansi’s journey has also been full of struggle. According to reports, she comes from Thrissur area of ​​Kerala and her father Sojan is an auto driver. In the initial phase, her father helped her in pursuing her daughter’s dream of becoming an athlete and also trained her at the school level.
Ansi started making a mark in athletics from a young age. After performing in school and state level competitions, she gradually reached the national level. Today she is also a Chief Petty Officer in the Indian Navy and is representing India at the international level.
Jump of 6.88 meters changed identity
Ansi jumped 6.88 meters in his fifth attempt in Bhubaneswar in June 2026. Earlier his initial attempt was 6.73 metres. The performance of 6.88m directly took her to a special place in the history of Indian women’s long jump as she surpassed Anju Bobby George’s national record of 6.83m.
This performance of Ansi was also important for the Asian Games. According to Athletics Federation of India records, the Asian Games qualifying mark for women’s long jump was 6.48 meters and Ansi crossed it easily.
Shaili Singh got fourth place
India’s second long jumper Shaili Singh was also in the race for the medal. She remained in the podium position for a large part of the competition, but in the end Shaili slipped to fourth place after China’s Tan Mengyi’s performance of 6.46m. His best effort was 6.42 metres.