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Shaili Singh's long jump mark wrongly measured by officials, will move CAS: AFI

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Shaili Singh's long jump mark wrongly measured by officials, will move CAS: AFI
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The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the measurement of Shaili Singh's fourth attempt in the women's long jump at the Asian Games.The AFI claims that officials measured the jump from a shorter mark, which cost Shaili a medal.Shaili finishes fourthShaili finished fourth with a best jump of 6.42m on Sunday. India's Ancy Sojan won silver with 6.53m, while China's Huang Yingying took gold with 6.55m on her final attempt.The controversy centres on Shaili's fourth attempt, which was officially measured at 6.41m.According to Shaili's mentor and legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George, the measurement was taken from the wrong mark."We saw her jump was clearly ahead of the gold-winning mark.

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