A World Athletics U20 Championships medal in his kitty, young long jumper Shahnavaz Khan is aiming for a podium finish in the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, where he is hoping to improve upon his personal best. The 18-year-old Shahnavaz became the first Indian long jumper to win a medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships with a bronze in Eugene, USA, last week with an effort of 7.84m. It was far from his personal best of 8.30m which he had recorded earlier this year.
He said a cramp on his left calf muscles had affected his porformance.
A World Athletics U20 Championships medal in his kitty, young long jumper Shahnavaz Khan is aiming for a podium finish in the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, where he is hoping to improve upon his personal best.
His village school’s physical education teacher Iqbal Singh saw that and immediately called him to train in high jump. Interestingly, his athletics journey began in 2020 with a jump over a fence while bunking school. He was at sports academy at Sri Ganganagar before shifting base at the NCOE Bengaluru in April 2024.
