New Delhi, March 15 India's Selva Prabhu achieved a personal best in the men's triple jump event at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, USA, securing a silver medal.
Prabhu, who won a silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships and holds the U20 national record, broke the 17m barrier for the first time, achieving a best jump of 17.05m on Saturday.
The 21-year-old, who is enrolled at 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.
The NCAA manages its own doping testing program, but it is not a signatory to the WADA Code.