{"id":40744,"date":"2021-08-22T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=40744"},"modified":"2021-08-22T22:07:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T22:07:00","slug":"world-athletics-u20-championships-shaili-singh-wins-silver-medal-in-womens-long-jump-india-finishes-with-3-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=40744","title":{"rendered":"World Athletics U20 Championships: Shaili Singh Wins Silver Medal In Women’s Long Jump, India Finishes With 3 Medals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shaili Singh clinched India’s third medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.\u00a9 Twitter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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India’s Shaili Singh won the silver medal in women’s long jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi with a best attempt of 6.59m. She came agonisingly close to the gold medal, falling short by just 0.01m, with Sweden’s Maja Askag winning it with a best effort of 6.60m. Ukraine’s Mariia Horielova took the bronze medal. It was India’s second silver medal — and third overall — at this year’s edition of the U20 Championships.<\/p>\n

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Third medal for #India<\/a> at the #WorldAthleticsU20<\/a><\/p>\n

LONG JUMPER SHAILI SINGH WINS
A SILVER MEDAL with a jump of 6.59m<\/p>\n

European Champion Maja Askag of Sweden takes home Gold with a leap of 6.60m, a centimetre better!<\/p>\n

Super proud of you #ShailiSingh<\/a>, well done Champ! pic.twitter.com\/hkAsQoiPTH<\/a><\/p>\n

– Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The 17-year-old Shaili Singh started with two jumps of 6.34m before taking the lead in the third round of jumps with her attempt of 6.59m.<\/p>\n

However, Askag jumped 6.60 in her fourth attempt to win the gold medal with the narrowest of margins.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Donald Makimairaj finish fourth in men’s triple jump, while Ankita finished 6th in women’s 5000m.<\/p>\n

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India’s women’s 4x400m relay team also finished fourth as the U20 Championships came to a close on Sunday.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, India’s mixed 4x400m relay team had clinched the bronze medal while Amit Khatri won the silver medal in the 10000m race walk event.<\/p>\n

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