Bhubaneswar, Aug. 23 -- National record holder Ancy Sojan Edappilly, who led an Indian sweep in the women's long jump with a winning effort of 6.71m at the World Athletics Silver Level Continental Tour 2026 in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, described her performance as average, saying the event was mainly preparation for the Asian Games, where she is aiming for gold and hopes to achieve her "magical number" of seven metres.

Ancy Sojan spearheaded an Indian clean sweep in the women's long jump with a winning effort of 6.71m. Shaili Singh claimed second place with 6.56m, while Mubassina Mohammed finished third with 6.31m. Ancy, an Asian Games silver medallist, had earlier set the Indian women's long jump national record with a 6.88m leap at the ...