Neena Varakil


Neena Varakil is an Indian athlete competing in the long jump event. In 2017 her personal best was 6.66m which she achieved in Bangalore in July 2016. She took gold in 2017 when she jumped 6.37m in the sixth and final round. This was at the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Jiaxing in China. She gained a silver medal at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump when her compatriot, Nayana James, took bronze.

Early Life

Neena Varakil was born on 2nd May 1991 at Meppayur, Calicut which is also known as Kozhikode