Jeswin Aldrin. File photo | Photo credit: S Mahinsha
Long jumper Jessvin Aldrin and 60m hurdler Jyoti Yaraji broke the national indoor record by winning silver medals on the final day of the 10th th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday.
Aldrin, who fouled four of his six attempts in the final, jumped 7.97m in his second attempt to better his own national record of 7.93m, which came a few days earlier in the qualification round, while Yaraji also won the heat. I improved my performance.
Result (Gold medalist and Indian performance in the final):
Men: 800m: 1. Ibrahim Alzofari (KUV) 1:49.33 sec.
3000m: 1. Mohammed ALGARNI (QAT) 7:55.25s.
60m hurdles: 1. David Yefremov (KAZ) 7.65 sec.
Long Jump: 1. Lin Yu-Tang (TPE) 8.02m, 2. Jeswin Aldrin (IND) 7.97 Indoor NR, OR 7.93, ON, 2023.
High Jump: 1. Ryoichi Akamatsu (JPN) 2.28m, 6. Sarvesh Anil Kushare (Ind) 2.20m.
Heptathlon: 1. Yuma Maruyama (JPN) 5801 pts.
Women: 800m: 1. Wu Hongjiao (China) 2:06.85 sec.
60m hurdles: 1. Masumi Aoki (Jpn) 8.01s, 2. Jyoti Yaraji (Ind) 8.13 NR, OR 8.16 own, 2023.
Long Jump: 1. Sumir Hata (JPN) 6.64m, 5. Shaili Singh (IND) 6.27.
High jump: 1. Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (KAZ) 1.89m, 6. Abhinay Shetty (India) 1.75.