Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin registered a new national record in the men’s long jump at the 2nd Indian Open Jumps Competition at the Inspire Institute of Sport in Karnataka on Thursday. 

With his jump of 8.42 metres, Aldrin broke Murali Sreeshankar’s previous mark of 8.36m. Kerala’s Muhammed Yahiya (7.85m)  won the silver, while Rishabh Rishishwar (7.77m) took bronze. The men’s triple jump event also saw a new national record set by TN’s  Praveen Chithravel  (17.17m).