Indian triple jumper Selva Prabhu clinches silver medal at NCAA Indoor Championships

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.