Gold for first place in men’s long jump But, the national record is in second place! The second day of the Federation Cup Senior Meet is like a suspense thriller full of twists. National record holder M Sreesanth was knocked out by Jeswin Aldrin from Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu by a distance of one centimeter (8.37 meters). However, officials said that Jeswin’s victory was helped by the wind, and the national record was set by Sreesanth at 8.36 meters. Jesse also won first place.
M Sreesankar, a native of Palakkad, broke his own record of 8.26 meters set in the Federation Cup last year. Sreesanth also surpassed the qualifying marks for the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the World Athletics Championships in a single jump yesterday. Mohammad Anees Yahya (8.06 m) from Kollam came third in the same event. In the women’s 400m, Maharashtra’s Aishwarya Kaila Mishra set a new world record of 51.18 seconds. Today, the third day of the championship, the final will be held in eight events.
The wind blew south
If the performance of the South Indian players was like the wind blowing a stone on the first day of the meet, they swept the second day. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh dominated the short, medium and jump events. The Malayalees won 2 silver and 3 bronze medals from a total of 9 finals.
Medalists: M Sreesankar (Long Jump), MV Jilna (100m), Bronze: NSCIM (Karnataka – 100m), Jinson Johnson (1500m), Noah Nirmal Tom (400m) ).
What happened in the long jump?
Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin broke M Sreesanth’s national record of 8.26 meters in her second jump. Distance 8.37 m. Sreesanth also jumped 8.36 meters in his third jump. Although Jeswin jumped the distance, it was not considered a national record. The reason was that the benefit of the wind was more than expected when jumping the victory distance. The maximum velocity of wind in the favorable direction is 2 m / s. However, Jeswin found a distance of 8.37 m and the wind speed was 4.1 m / s. At the same time, Sreesanth jumped 8.36 m while the wind speed was only 1.5 m / s. Less than the allowable amount.
English Summary: Federation Cup Athletics Day Two