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Jeswin Aldrin, having recently completed three months of training in Florida, USA, is set to begin his season at the Indian Open Meetings at the Nehru Stadium here on April 15. The reigning National record holder in men’s long jump (8.42m set in March 2023) is excited to take part in the Chennai event and insisted that he is keen to meet the qualification mark of 8.
07m for the Asian championships scheduled in Gumi, South Korea from May 27 to 31. “I last took part in the Inter-State meet in the city in 2022. It is a new track here.
I was in Florida to learn new techniques and will want to replicate them in Chennai. My focus will be to qualify for the Asian meet,” said Jeswin, who will be representing Reliance in the Chennai meet, to The Hindu on Sunday. ALSO READ | Doping: Javelin thrower DP Manu banned for four years The 23-year-old also mentioned that the Indian Open would be a good training for the Federation Cup to be held in Kochi from April 21 to 24.
The Indian Open here will also witness top athletes including National record holder in men’s 110m H Tejas Ashok Shirse, Amoj Jacob (men’s 400m), Jishna Mathew (women’s 200m), Shalini Singh (women’s long jump), Vithya Ramraj (women’s 200m & 400mH). Comments Related stories Related Topics Jeswin Aldrin / Indian Open / Long Jump Latest on Sportstar.
