Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin working on run-up issues for more success after Asian Indoor silver medal

After a stupendous start to 2022, came the dip in form that somewhat took the shine off what was a very successful year for Indian long jumper Jeswin Aldrin. He won the Federation Cup gold with a wind-assisted 8.37m jump, qualifying for World Championships, in April last year. However, in the next six competitions, he couldn’t touch the 8m mark and missed out on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He was also initially left out of the Eugene World Athletics Championships squad and only made it to the US after last-minute trials.

In that context, it’s important for the long jumper to find consistency as he has a big year to look forward to. Having won the National Games gold medal in October with an 8.26m jump, the 21-year-old from the Mudalur city of Tamil Nadu has already qualified for Budapest Worlds. There’s also Asian Games later this year.

JESWIN ALDRIN SETS NEW LONG JUMP INDOOR NATIONAL RECORD

Jeswin Aldrin begins an all important 2023 season with a terrific leap of 7.93m to top the LJ Qual. at the Asian Indoor Athletics Ch’ps. Previous NR: 7.92m

Anees Yahiya (7.48m) missed out on finals (Top 8) finishing 9th pic.twitter.com/uhPECqcdxI

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