Two auto drivers, one destination: The birth of India’s new long jump queen Ancy Sojan | More Sports News

Kochi/Bhubaneswar: Nattika, a small fishing village in Kerala’s Thrissur district, got a rude awakening on Saturday when Ancy Sojan broke the 22-year-old national record in women’s long jump.About 2,000 kilometers away from the Bhubaneswar sand trap where she landed at a height of 6.88m, two local rickshaw drivers realized their sporting dreams instead and became…

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Historic! Ancy Sojan beats Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old national record | More Sports News

Ancy Sojan Edappilly of India (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Indian Athletics witnessed a historic day at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as two long-standing national records were broken. Kerala’s Ancy Sojan put in a stellar performance in the women’s long jump event, breaking the record held by one of India’s greatest athletes Anju Bobby…

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