The 22-year-old Jeswin Aldrin will represent India in the Paris 2024 Olympics. He will participate in the men’s long jump event.
Jeswin Aldrin’s Latest World Rankings (Highest World Rankings)
Men’s long jump: 33 (16)
Men’s overall ranking: 1026 (551)
Jeswin Aldrin’s personal best
Long jump: 8.42 metres (National Record)
Jeswin Aldrin Early life
Jeswin Aldrin was born on 24th December 2001. He is from Tamil Nadu.
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 silver medal
In the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023, Jeswin secured a silver medal. The long jumper later finished in eighth place at the Asian Games 2022.
National record
Jeswin is the present national record holder in the men’s long jump event with his 8.42-metre jump at the 2nd Indian Open Jumps Competition 2023 in Vijaynagar.
How did Jeswin Aldrin qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
While the Paris 2024 Olympics qualification standard for the men’s long jump was set at a minimum of 8.27 meters, Murali Sreeshankar breached it during the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Bangkok, where the men’s long jumper recorded a jump of 8.37 meters.
However, Murali Sreeshankar has been forced to withdraw his name from the Paris 2024 Olympics due to an injury.
Later, Jeswin Aldrin secured his name for the Paris 2024 Olympics through the reallocation of rejected quotas.
Jeswin Aldrin’s participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Jeswin Aldrin will compete in one field event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the event is the men’s long jump event.
