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Ankit Sharma
Ankit Sharma is an Indian Athlete who competes in long jump series and holds a national record of 8.19 metres in June 2016.

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Ankit Sharma, Indian AthleteAnkit Sharma is an Indian Jumper who set the national record of 8.19 meters in June 2016 at Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Early Life of Ankit Sharma
Ankit Sharma was born on 20th July in the year 1992. Ankit Sharma is hailing from Pinahat in Uttar Pradesh as the youngest child of teacher Harnath Sharma and Mithlesh Sharma. His family originally hails from Morena district, Madhya Pradesh, and migrated to Pinahat several years before Sharma was born. He did his initial schooling in Morena, before graduating in commerce in Bhopal. His elder brother Pravesh Sharma is also an athlete.

Career of Ankit Sharma
Ankit Sharma is an Indian athlete who competes in the long jump event. He holds the long jump national record of 8.19 metres set in June 2016 at the G. Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Ankit Sharma as a Cricketer
Ankit Sharma aspired to become a cricketer but was unable to take up the sport due to lack of adequate facilities in Morena.

Ankit Sharma as Long Jumper
When he was eight, Ankit Sharma started practicing javelin throw. His instructors suggested him to switch to long jump after watching him "jump up with joy" at each successful throw. Ankit Sharma took part in long jump events which were a part of Raksha Bandhan celebrations in Morena, and, at his parents` suggestion, decided to pursue a career in long jump. Apart from cricket and javelin throw, he also played volleyball, triple jump, discus throw and hurdles during his childhood

National Career of Ankit Sharma
In 2006, Ankit Sharma was selected to represent Sports Authority of India, Bhopal, when he crossed the 6-metre mark at the age of 13 years. Ankit Sharma was trained by Nishad Kumar since 2009 and Romainian coach Bedros Bedrosian since 2015.

Ankit Sharma in Commonwealth Games
Ankit Sharma competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games but failed to win a medal. Having participated at the 2010 Asian Games, he was left out of the Indian contingent for the 2014 Asian Games, with India incidentally fielding no athletes in men`s long jump.

Ankit Sharma in National Games
In 2015, Ankit Sharma recorded a jump of 8.04 metres at the National Games in Thiruvananthapuram and became the fifth Indian to go past the 8 metre-mark. He won the gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games with a jump of 7.89 metres, breaking a 27-year Games record.

Ankit Sharma in G. Kosanov Memorial Meet
In June 2016, Ankit Sharma took part in the G. Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he broke the national record two times on the same day. He recorded jumps of 8.17, 8.19 and 8.14 metres, surpassing Kumaravel Premkumar`s national record of 8.09 metres set in 2013. He also gained qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where the qualification standard was 8.15 metres.

Personal Life of Ankit Sharma
Ankit Sharma is posted as an income tax inspector in Chennai as of June 2016, having been selected by the Income Tax Department in 2015.

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