Shaili Singh (17) won Silver Medal In Women’s Long Jump at World Athletics U20 Championships
Nairobi: Indian woman athlete Shaili Singh (17) won the Silver Medal in Women’s Long Jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi with a best attempt of 6.59m. Sweden athlete Maja Askag won Gold Medal and Ukraine’s Maria Horielova won Bronze Medal.
#ShailiSingh claimed the women’s Long Jump silver medal in the #WorldAthleticsU20 Championships on Sunday. Her slight wind-aided effort of 6.59m was only 1cm short of the gold medal jump by Sweden’s Maja Askag.#WorldAthleticsU20 @Media_SAI @ianuragthakur pic.twitter.com/OLCUFjCkE2
— DD News (@DDNewslive) August 22, 2021
India won second Silver Medal and third overall this year at the U20 Championships. 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.