New Delhi, June 27 -- Kerala's Ancy Sojan produced the performance of her career by breaking Anju Bobby George's long-standing national record in the women's long jump at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

The 25-year-old soared to a remarkable 6.88 metres in her fifth attempt, eclipsing the previous national record of 6.83m set by Indian athletics legend Anju Bobby George at the Athens Olympics on August 27, 2004. The record had remained unbeaten for nearly 22 years.

Competing with impressive consistency throughout the final, Ancy opened with a jump of 6.73m before registering a foul in her second attempt. She followed it up with efforts of 6.67m and 6.72m before producing the historic 6.88m le...