Who is Ancy Sojan? She is the 25-year-old long jumper from Kerala who holds India’s women’s national record of 6.88m. Ancy Sojan Edappilly broke Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old mark in June 2026, and three months later she won her second Asian Games silver in Nagoya.
She also missed gold in Nagoya by just two centimetres. This page therefore tells her whole story so far: her medals, her record, her 2026 season jump by jump, and her life in the Indian Navy.
Ancy Sojan at a glance
- Born: 1 March 2001, Nattika, Thrissur
- Age: 25
- State: Kerala
- Event: Long jump
- Personal best: 6.88m, national record (June 2026)
- Asian Games: silver in Hangzhou (2023) and Nagoya (2026)
- Job: Indian Navy
- Off the track: trains at the Reliance Foundation National Athletics Centre, Navi Mumbai
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Who is Ancy Sojan? The short answer
Ancy Sojan is an Indian long jumper from Kerala. She was born on 1 March 2001, according to World Athletics, and she competes for the Indian Navy at national level.
Her 2026 season was the best of her career. She won Asian Indoor bronze, the Federation Cup and the national title. She then broke the national record and won Asian Games silver for the second time.
Asian Games 2026: long jump silver by two centimetres
The women’s long jump final took place in Nagoya on Sunday 27 September. Ancy opened with 6.49m and led for most of the competition. Then, in the fifth round, she stretched her lead with 6.53m.
However, China’s Huang Yingying jumped 6.55m with her final attempt. As a result, Ancy took silver by just 0.02m. Meanwhile, Shaili Singh finished fourth after China’s Tan Mengyi moved past her in the last round.
| Place | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huang Yingying | China | 6.55m |
| 2 | Ancy Sojan Edappilly | India | 6.53m |
| 3 | Tan Mengyi | China | 6.46m |
| 4 | Shaili Singh | India | 6.42m |
Afterwards, Ancy said rain and tiredness hurt her last three jumps. “Unfortunately, it was not my day,” she told SAI Media, Telangana Today reported. Even so, the medal added to her silver from Hangzhou in 2023. Our Asian Games 2026 hub has every Indian result from Nagoya.
6.88m: Ancy Sojan breaks a 22-year-old national record
On 27 June, at the Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar, Ancy opened with 6.73m. That jump alone met the Asian Games qualification mark. Then, on her fifth attempt, she landed 6.88m for a new national record.
The old record was Anju Bobby George’s 6.83m from the 2004 Athens Olympics. Shaili Singh took silver with 6.67m, and Mubassina Mohammed took bronze with 6.53m. In addition, Ancy said she had not even aimed for the record. “I came here to do my PB, not the national record,” she told PTI.
Ancy Sojan jumped 6.88m at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar to break a national record that had stood since 2004.
Ancy Sojan’s 2026 season, jump by jump
Her rise came in steps. For example, her best went from 6.54m in April to 6.75m in May. Then, only five weeks later, it jumped to 6.88m.
| When | Meet | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | Asian Indoor Championships, Tianjin (China) | Long jump | 6.21m, bronze |
| 4 April | Indian Athletics Series-1, Bengaluru | Long jump | 6.54m, won |
| 22 May | Federation Cup, Ranchi | Long jump | 6.75m, won, personal best then |
| 27 June | Inter-State Championships, Bhubaneswar | Long jump | 6.88m, national title and national record |
| 22 August | World Athletics Continental Tour meet, Bhubaneswar | Long jump | 6.71m, won |
| 10 September | Indian Athletics Final Series, New Delhi | Long jump | 6.76m, won |
| 27 September | Asian Games final, Nagoya | Long jump | 6.53m, silver |
At the Federation Cup, her 6.75m fell just 9cm short of the 6.84m Commonwealth Games mark, Onmanorama reported. Full results from Ranchi are on our Federation Cup 2026 page.
Download PDF: Federation Cup 2026 women’s long jump result
Ancy Sojan personal bests
Ancy started as a sprinter, so her profile also lists 100m and 200m marks. The marks below are from her World Athletics profile and our race reports.
| Event | Mark | Where | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | 6.88m (national record) | Inter-State Championships, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar | 27 June 2026 |
| Long jump (indoor) | 6.21m | Asian Indoor Championships, Tianjin (China) | February 2026 |
| 200m | 24.24 | Not listed | 27 January 2021 |
| 100m | 12.04 | Not listed | 12 January 2020 |
| 4x100m relay | 45.06 | Lohrheidestadion, Bochum (Germany) | 27 July 2025 |
Her 6.88m is now the Indian women’s record, 5cm beyond Anju Bobby George’s old mark. Before 2026, her best was 6.71m from Bengaluru in September 2024. Meanwhile, her record made our list of 26 national records in a historic 2026 season.
Who is Ancy Sojan’s coach? From Nattika to Navi Mumbai
Ancy comes from Nattika in Thrissur district. She began athletics properly in sixth standard as a 100m and 200m sprinter, and then moved to the long jump. For nearly ten years, she trained at the Nattika Sports Academy under coach Sanoj VV.
Her senior international career began at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A year later, she won Asian Games silver in Hangzhou with 6.63m. Then, in 2025, she took silver at the Asian Championships in Gumi with 6.33m. However, injuries kept interrupting her progress, and she had to end the 2025 season early.
She now trains at the Reliance Foundation National Athletics Centre in Navi Mumbai. There, her coaches are head coach James Hillier and Anoop Joseph. In 2026, she cleared 6.70m or more at four different meets.
Who is Ancy Sojan beyond the track? Navy, PCOD and support
Off the track, Ancy serves in the Indian Navy, and she represented the Navy at the 2026 Federation Cup. She has also been part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) since December 2021.
In addition, she manages polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD). The condition affected her hormones and nearly kept her out of the 2026 Inter-State Championships, The Indian Express reported. She still went on to break the national record at that meet.
Meanwhile, the woman whose record she broke now supports her. Anju Bobby George was at the track in Nagoya and gave Ancy tips on her landing.
Follow Ancy Sojan on Athletics India
Her full stats and results are on Ancy Sojan’s athlete profile. In addition, all Indian marks in her event are on our women’s long jump page.