Shankar makes NCAA history

Shankar makes NCAA history
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High jumper Tejaswin Shankar entered the history books on Saturday when he cleared a jump of 2.24 metres to win the United States’ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Track and Field Championship, becoming only the third Indian, after five-time triple champion Mohinder Singh Gill and discus thrower Vikas Gowda, to achieve the feat. Shankar is the fifth freshman to win the championship.

Kansas City: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar entered the history books on Saturday when he cleared a jump of 2.24 metres to win the United States’ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Track and Field Championship, becoming only the third Indian, after five-time triple champion Mohinder Singh Gill and discus thrower Vikas Gowda, to achieve the feat. Shankar is the fifth freshman to win the championship.

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