Asian Games 2026: Tamil Nadu long jumper David Solomon added to Indian squad
David Patturaj Solomon has been added to India’s Asian Games 2026 squad following his 8.14m effort at the Inter-Railways competition. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU
David Patturaj Solomon has been added to India’s Asian Games 2026 squad following his 8.14m effort at the Inter-Railways competition. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU
Tamil Nadu long jumper David Patturaj Solomon has been added to India’s Asian Games 2026 athletics squad in a late change to the contingent.
The 24-year-old strengthened his case with an 8.14m effort at the Inter-Railways competition in Kolkata on September 13.
Solomon has a personal best of 8.22m, recorded in Thiruvananthapuram on June 14 this year. The mark places him fourth on India’s all-time list behind national record-holder Jeswin Aldrin, Murali Sreeshankar, and Shahnavaz Khan.
He had also crossed the Asian Games qualification mark with an 8.08m jump at the National Inter-State Championships earlier this season.
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