New Delhi, Mar 15: India’s Selva Prabhu produced a personal best on his way to clinching the silver medal in the men’s triple jump event at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, USA.
A silver medallist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022 and the U20 national record holder, Prabhu breached the 17m barrier for the first time, producing a best jump of 17.05m on Saturday.
With the effort the 21-year old, who is enrolled in the Kansas State University, also set a national Indoor record.
However, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has strict guidelines for the ratification of national records, which often leads to the non-recognition of performances achieved in foreign competitions, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), if they do not meet AFI’s technical and anti-doping requirements.
NCAA manages its own dope-testing programme but it is not a signatory to the WADA Code. (PTI)
