Jeswin Aldrin has set his sights on qualifying for the
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Having skilled in Florida, USA for the final three months, Jeswin Aldrin is now wanting ahead to his first occasion of the season—the Indian Open Conferences on the Nehru Stadium right here on April 15.
The present Nationwide document holder in males’s lengthy soar (8.42m set in March 2023) stated he’s excited to participate within the Chennai occasion and added that he was eager to make the qualification mark of 8.07m for the Asian championships scheduled in Gumi, South Korea from Could 27 to 31.
“I final took half within the Inter-State meet within the metropolis in 2022. It’s a new observe right here. I used to be in Florida to study new strategies and can wish to replicate them in Chennai. My focus will on qualifying for the Asian meet,” Jeswin, who might be representing Reliance within the Chennai meet, instructed The Hindu on Sunday.
The 23-year-old additionally talked about that the Indian Open can be good preparation for the Federation Cup to be held in Kochi from April 21 to 24.
The Indian Open right here may also witness prime athletes together with Nationwide document holder in males’s 110m H Tejas Ashok Shirse, Amoj Jacob (males’s 400m), Jishna Mathew (ladies’s 200m), Shalini Singh (ladies’s lengthy soar), Vithya Ramraj (ladies’s 200m & 400mH).
Printed – April 13, 2025 06:50 pm IST