Ancy Sojan breaks 22-year-old long jump record at National Inter-State Championships

Kerala athlete Ancy Sojan shattered Anju Bobby George's long-standing national long jump record at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships held in Bhubaneswar. Sojan achieved a leap of 6.88 metres, surpassing a record that had stood for 22 years. The same event also witnessed another national record being set, as Sarvesh Kushare cleared 2.31 metres in the high jump. Kushare's mark eclipsed the previous national record of 2.29 metres held by Tejaswin Shankar.