Jeswin Aldrin Swiatek’s 2023 Performance and the Future of Long Jumping

Jeswin’s 2023 Performance

• Swiatek had a successful 2023, entering the Budapest Worlds final with 8m and taking gold in a Swiss meet.

• He finished eighth in the Asian Games (7.76) that year.

• Four Indians crossed 8m in international or national competitions in 2023.

• However, with Sreeshankar’s injury-break, Jeswin’s golden days came to an end.

• Only one Indian — Aditya Kumar — crossed 8m in 2024; nobody has this year.