Shaili Singh wins silver medal, Eldhose Paul clinches bronze at World Athletics meet in Slovakia

Majority of the Indian athletes will be in action during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Panchkula from June 27 to 30 as they bid to qualify for Paris Olympics.

Published : Jun 20, 2024 23:28 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ

FILE PHOTO: Long jumper Shaili Singh.
FILE PHOTO: Long jumper Shaili Singh. | Photo Credit: K MURALI KUMAR K / The Hindu
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FILE PHOTO: Long jumper Shaili Singh. | Photo Credit: K MURALI KUMAR K / The Hindu

Long jumper Shaili Singh won silver medal at the JBL Jump Fest, a World Athletics Continental Tour (Bronze level) meeting in Kosice, Slovakia, on Thursday.

The 20-year-old Shaili finished second amongst six athletes with a best attempt of 6.43m, which came in the fifth round. Bulgaria’s Plamena Mitkova took the gold medal with 6.70m, a new meeting record.

In men’s triple jump, Eldhose Paul won bronze while Praveen Chithravel finished last amongst six participants.

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Commonwealth Games gold medallist Eldhose finished third with 16.45m while Praveen could only produce a best effort of 15.87m to finish sixth. Cuba’s Lazaro Martinez won gold with 16.88m.

All three Indians will be in action during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Panchkula from June 27 to 30 as they bid to qualify for Paris Olympics.

The Olympic qualification cycle ends on June 30.

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