Shaili Singh won silver at U20 World Athletics Championships

India’s Shaili Singh recently won the silver in women’s long jump at U20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi.

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18-year-old Maja Askag of Sweden won the gold with a jump of 6.60m, one cm better than the Indian’s effort in a pulsating final.

Shaili Singh is an Indian athlete who competes in long jump events. She is the junior Indian national long jump champion in age group categories and ranks among world’s top 20 long jumpers in the Under-18 category.

She holds the national record for long jump in the Under-18 category. She is trained by veteran Indian long jumper Anju Bobby George and her husband Robert Bobby George.