Shahnavaz Khan Wins Bronze In Long Jump, Takes India's Medal Tally To 3 At World U20 Championships
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News sports other-sports Shahnavaz Khan Wins Bronze In Long Jump, Takes India's Medal Tally To 3 At World U20 Championships Shahnavaz Khan Wins Bronze In Long Jump, Takes India's Medal Tally To 3 At World U20 Championships Published By, Last Updated: August 09, 2026, 09:42 IST 18-year-old Shahnavaz dug deep — a monster 7.84m in round 3 to secure a podium finish in men's long jump final on Sunday. Rapid Read Shahnavaz Khan wins bronze in men's long jump. (Picture Credit: X/@afiindia) 18-year-old Shahnavaz Khan won a bronze medal for India in the men’s long jump final of the ongoing World U20 Championships in Eugene, USA, on Sunday (August 9). The teenager touched the distance of 7.84m in third round to secure a podium finish. He is the third Indian to win a medal in the ongoing championships in the United States.
" SHAHNAVAZ FLIES TO BRONZE! MEDAL NUMBER THREE FOR INDIA! Shahnavaz Khan soars 7.84m to win BRONZE in the Men’s Long Jump final at the World U20 Championships, Oregon 26!" “What a competition of grit. Trailing early, Shahnavaz dug deep — a monster 7.84m in round 3, then backed it up with 7.83m in round 5 to hold his nerve and his podium place against the world’s best. No flinching. No fear. Just a young Indian rising when it mattered most." “Gold went to Italy’s Inzoli (7.97m) and silver to Australia’s McGroder (7.96m) — but the Tricolour is on that podium, and India is roaring. What a journey. Take a bow, champion!," Athletics Federation of India tweeted on Sunday. 🇮🇳🥉 SHAHNAVAZ FLIES TO BRONZE!MEDAL NUMBER THREE FOR INDIA! 🙌 Shahnavaz Khan soars 7.84m to win BRONZE in the Men’s Long Jump final at the World U20 Championships, Oregon 26!
🔥 What a competition of grit. Trailing early, Shahnavaz dug deep — a monster 7.84m in round 3, then… pic.twitter.com/zsZMnWMycA — Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 9, 2026 Earlier, Basant Kumar Meghwal won a silver in men’s high jump event with a personal best effort. The 19-year-old from Anupgarh, a border town in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, sailed over 2.21m, his lifetime best, to clinch the silver medal on the fourth and penultimate day of the championships on Saturday. Algeria’s Younes Ayachi won the gold while Great Britain’s Otis Poole took the bronze. All the three medallists could only clear 2.21m but failed all their three attempts to sail over 2.24m. The positions were thus decided on countback based on the number of attempts to clear the previous height. Ayachi cleared 2.21m in his first jump, while Meghwal and Poole did the same in their second and third attempts respectively.
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