Jeswin Aldrin Breaks National Record at AFI National Jumps Competition

Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin broke the national record in the men’s long jump in the second AFI National Jumps Competition. Jeswin Aldrin, 21-year-old, leaped 8.42 meters to take over the previous mark of 8.36 meters set by India teammate M Sreeshankar at the Federation Cup in Kozhikode in April 2022. Aldrin previously won silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Astana last month with a 7.97-meter jump and made the most of being in a competitive frame to break the national record.

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Jeswin Aldrin Breaks National Record in Men’s Long Jump at AFI National Jumps Competition- Key Points

• Aldrin leaped 8.37 meters in Kozhikode last year to win gold but since his jump was wind-aided, it wasn’t considered a national record by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
• M Sreeshankar, who bagged silver at the AFI National Jumps Competition with a jump of 8.36m, made the national record.
• A measure of Aldrin’s dominance can be praised from the fact he was the only competitor to cross the eight-meter mark.
• Jeswin Aldrin opened with 8.05m and followed it up with 8.26 before finding the power and speed to get to 8.42m. Kerala’s Muhammed Anees Yahiya was a distant second at 7.85 meters.
• Alongside, Gayathry Sivakumar set the women’s triple jump meet record with a jump of over 12.98 meters to break the 12.68m mark set by Aleena Jose in the inaugural edition in Thiruvananthapuram last year.
• She had only two valid jumps in six attempts, but both were good enough for gold. She opened with a 12.46m and got the record in her third attempt.
• Tamil Nadu’s R Punitha edged out Maharashtra’s Sharvari Parulekar for silver in the event with a jump of 12.39 meters.

AFI National Jumps Competition 2023 Results

Jeswin Aldrin from Tamil Nadu broke the national record in the men’s long jump in the second AFI National Jumps Competition. The below-given table shows the complete results for both men and women at the AFI National Jumps Competition.

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