Asha Ilango matches her best to break National Open triple-jump meet record
Her 13.89-metre effort caps a breakthrough season after a narrow Asian Games podium miss.
Asha Ilango has ended her season with a National Open Championships meet record, jumping 13.89 metres on October 8 and matching her personal best. The performance was reported by The Indian Express on October 9.
The result followed a narrow Asian Games medal miss. Asha and China's Li Yi both reached 13.83 metres there, but the better second-best attempt decided the bronze in Li's favour.
The Tamil Nadu athlete's progress has come with technical work under coach Nalvin Raja. She opened her season at 13.52 metres, improved to 13.57 and then reached 13.89 at the Inter-State Championships before reproducing that distance at the National Open.
The achievement is a meet record, not a new national record. That distinction also points to her next ambition: taking the improvement beyond 14 metres. Repeating her best at another major domestic competition gives substance to that target without making it an accomplished result.