BENGALURU: Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan returned to action in style as she won the gold in women's long jump at the Indian Grand Prix 3 with a leap of 6.52m at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old, with a personal best of 6.63m, started with a modest effort of 5.62m but soon got going as she leaped to 6.51m on her third attempt. Taiwan Open Champion Nayana James came up second best in the evening as she managed a best of 6.48m on her sixth and final attempt after beginning the action with two foul jumps. Assured of the gold, before her final jump, Sojan, who will fancy her chances to bag an unlikely berth for the Paris Games, improved her performance by another centimetre to celebrate her last start to the season in style.
As the Kerala stars bagged the gold and silver medals as expected, Andhra Pradesh's Bhavani Yadav Bhagavat took the bronze with a best leap of 6.27m.
