World Athletics under-20 championships | Shaili tops qualification round
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Shaili Singh, one of India’s brightest prospects for the 2024 Paris Olympics, entered the women's long jump final after topping the qualification round with 6.40m at the World Athletics under-20 championships in Nairobi on Friday. The 17-year-old from Jhansi, coached by Robert Bobby George at the Anju Bobby Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, opened with 6.34m, narrowly missing the automatic qualification mark of 6.35. Saili then produced her best in the last round. Sweden's under-20 European champion Maja Askag, who won the triple jump on Friday with an effort of 13.75m, was second in qualification with 6.39.More Related News
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