Shaili Singh’s 6.42‑meter leap, measured down to 6.41, left her sitting fourth as China’s Huang Yingying leapt 6.55m for gold and India’s Ancy Sojan took silver with 6.53m—an instant shock for the home crowd.
Anju Bobby George, the long‑jump legend and AFI senior vice‑president, said the measuring pole was pointed at a wrong mark by an official standing behind the pit, a mistake that shaved a centimetre from Shaili’s record.
After the jump, Shaili lodged a protest. The team was shown a front‑view video that didn’t clarify the landing, so they demanded a side‑view clip—but officials said none were available. The AFI later filed an appeal with a jury that upheld the original measurement.
Now the federation will take the fight to CAS in Lausanne, hoping the court will correct the record and award Shaili the medal she earned.