The high jumper clears 2.23 metres to finish secondHigh jumper Tejaswin Shankar took silver at the American NCAA athletics championships with 2.23m at Eugene, Oregon, on Friday. Shankar, the Indian record holder with 2.29m, will automatically qualify if he clears 2.33m, the entry standard for next month’s Olympics. There are 32 spots in the high jump in Tokyo and the rest of the places will be decided through the Tokyo rankings. 2 in the long jump world list with 8.44m, retained the NCAA title comfortably with 2.33m. He finished with a double, having won the long jump title earlier with 8.27m.m

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2021 16:49 UTC