Selva Prabhu soars to NCAA silver, sets new national indoor record with 17.05m jump

• India's Selva Prabhu clinched a silver medal in the men's triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, USA.
• He achieved a personal best and national Indoor record of 17.05m, breaching the 17m barrier for the first time.
• The 21-year-old, enrolled in Kansas State University, is also a 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships silver medallist.
• The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has strict guidelines for ratifying national records, often not recognizing foreign performances like NCAA.
• NCAA manages its own dope-testing program but is not a signatory to the WADA Code, potentially affecting AFI's recognition.