LONG JUMPER Shaili Singh on Sunday (22) missed out on a gold medal just by 1cm as she took home silver at the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi.
The 17-year-old Indian's personal best effort of 6.59m was not enough for the top podium finish as Sweden's reigning European junior champion Maja Askag pulled off a 6.60m jump on the final day of the championships to grab the gold.
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A protege of legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George, Shaili was leading at the end of the third round but the 18-year-old Swede overtook her in the fourth round by just 1cm, which proved to be decisive in the end.
Mariia Horielova of Ukraine took the bronze with a best jump of 6.50m.
India ended their campaign with a best ever medal haul of 2 silver and 1 bronze, though the country had won one gold each in the earlier two editions - by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra (2016) and quartermiler Hima Das (2018).
India's Jasprit Bumrah (R) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Afghanistan's Darwish Rasooli during the third T20 international cricket match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on September 17, 2026. Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images
India's Jasprit Bumrah (R) bowls as Afghanistan's captain Ibrahim Zadran looks on during the third T20 international cricket match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on September 17, 2026. Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images
