Paris 2024 Olympics athletics: Parul Chaudhary misses final despite season’s best, Jeswin Aldrin fails to impress
India’s Performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Parul Chaudhary (Women’s 3000m Steeplechase):
- Parul Chaudhary ran her best time of the season (9:23.39) in the qualification round.
- She finished eighth in her heat at Stade de France.
- Only the top five runners from each heat move on to the final, so she didn’t qualify.
- Parul holds the Indian national record in this event with a time of 9:15.31, set in 2023.
- Even her personal best wouldn’t have qualified her for the final; the fifth-place runner clocked 9:10.73.
- This was her second event at the Olympics. She also competed in the women’s 5000m race but didn’t make the final, finishing 14th in her heat with a season-best time of 15:10.68.
- She holds the national record in the 5000m event with a time of 15:10.35.
Jeswin Aldrin (Men’s Long Jump):
- Jeswin Aldrin’s best jump in the qualification round was 7.61m, placing him 13th in his heat.
- To directly qualify for the final, he needed to jump 8.15m or be among the top 12 jumpers, neither of which he achieved.
- His first two attempts were invalid, and his final jump was below expectations.
- Jeswin holds the Indian national record with an 8.42m jump, achieved in March of last year.
Key Points:
- Parul and Jeswin both hold national records but couldn’t reach the finals in their events at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
- Parul ran her best times of the season in both her events but still fell short.
- Jeswin’s performance in the long jump was below his national record, and he didn’t qualify for the final.
