{"id":29417,"date":"2026-09-27T12:25:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29417"},"modified":"2026-09-27T12:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:25:32","slug":"asian-games-ancy-sojan-misses-long-jump-gold-by-2cm-shaili-singh-loses-bronze-on-final-attempt-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29417","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games: Ancy Sojan misses long jump gold by 2cm, Shaili Singh loses bronze on final attempt | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134519812,imgsize-103327,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ancy-sojan-edappilly.jpg\" alt=\"Asian Games: Ancy Sojan misses long jump gold by 2cm, Shaili Singh loses bronze on final attempt\" title=\"India's Ancy Sojan Edappilly during the women's long jump final. (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"India's Ancy Sojan Edappilly during the women's long jump final. (AP Photo)\">India&#8217;s Ancy Sojan Edappilly during the women&#8217;s long jump final. (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Ancy Sojan came agonisingly close to giving India its first athletics gold at the Asian Games 2026, but had to settle for silver after China\u2019s Yingying Huang produced a decisive final jump in the women\u2019s long jump in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday.<!-- --> Shaili Singh also missed out on a medal, finishing fourth after China\u2019s Mengyi Tan edged her out with her last attempt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Ancy had taken the lead with a jump of 6.53m in her fifth attempt, but Huang responded with 6.55m in the final round to snatch the gold by just two centimetres. Ancy\u2019s final effort was 6.49m.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Shaili, meanwhile, was sitting third with 6.42m after five attempts. But Tan produced 6.46m in her final jump to move into bronze-medal position and push the Indian to fourth.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Ancy\u2019s silver took India\u2019s athletics tally to 10 medals \u2014 five silver and five bronze \u2014 while the country continued to wait for its first gold in track and field. India\u2019s overall medal count stood at 34, with four gold, 15 silver and 15 bronze.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian Games Full Coverage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/medal-tally\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medal Tally<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/schedule\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">Schedule<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Huang\u2019s final jump denies Ancy gold<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Ancy began strongly, opening with a jump of 6.49m to establish herself among the medal contenders. Huang matched that distance in her fifth attempt, setting up a close contest between the two.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The Indian then raised the bar with a 6.53m effort in the fifth round to move into the lead. With the gold within reach, Ancy needed to hold on through the final attempts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Huang had other plans. The Chinese jumper delivered 6.55m with her last attempt, overtaking Ancy and securing the title. Ancy could not improve on her leading mark, managing 6.49m in her final jump, and finished just short of gold.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>For Shaili, the final round brought a similarly painful twist. <!-- -->Her 6.42m had placed her third after five attempts, but Tan\u2019s 6.46m effort pushed her off the podium.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Asian Games Athletics\" msid=\"134519856\" imgsize=\"5550517\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"India's Shaili Singh (AP Photo)\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-5550517,msid-134519856\/asian-games-athletics.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Shaili Singh (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Harita\u2019s bronze earlier in the day<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Earlier on Sunday, Harita Bhadra had won bronze in the women\u2019s 200m after edging Japan\u2019s Abigeirufuka Ido in a photo-finish. Harita clocked 23.20 seconds, just 0.01 seconds ahead of Ido\u2019s 23.21s.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Indonesia\u2019s Shanti Pereira won gold in 22.78s, while China\u2019s 100m champion Yujie Chen took silver in 22.93s. The other Indian in the final, Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland, finished sixth in 23.46s.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">More events still offer medal chances:<\/span> India remained in contention for further medals in athletics on Sunday. Tejaswin Shankar was placed third in the decathlon with the final event remaining, while Sarvesh Kushare was leading the high jump standings.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/asian-games-ancy-sojan-misses-long-jump-gold-by-2cm-shaili-singh-loses-bronze-on-final-attempt\/articleshow\/134519748.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Ancy Sojan Edappilly during the women&#8217;s long jump final. 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