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National Games 2022: Rosy Meena Paulraj Breaks National Record; Jeswin Aldrin Beats Murali Sreeshankar In Long Jump – In Pics

Pole vaulter Rosy Meena Paulraj of Tamil Nadu turned out to be the unlikely star of the athletics competition in the National Games 2022 as she shattered the national record en route winning gold. The 24-year-old Rosy cleared 4.20m to go past VS Surekha’s earlier national mark of 4.15m set in 2014. In men's long jump, Jeswin Aldrin of Tamil Nadu beat CWG silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar of Kerala for the gold in a high-quality competition to qualify for the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Meanwhile, Amlan Borgohain of Assam and Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh emerged as the fastest man and woman respectively in the 100m dash events. Odisha women’s rugby team won gold.

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Pole vaulter Rosy Meena Paulraj of Tamil Nadu turned out to be the unlikely star of the athletics competition in the National Games 2022 as she shattered the national record en route winning gold. The 24-year-old Rosy cleared 4.20m to go past VS Surekha’s earlier national mark of 4.15m set in 2014. In men's long jump, Jeswin Aldrin of Tamil Nadu beat CWG silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar of Kerala for the gold in a high-quality competition to qualify for the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Meanwhile, Amlan Borgohain of Assam and Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh emerged as the fastest man and woman respectively in the 100m dash events. Odisha women’s rugby team won gold.

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