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On 8 May 2021, he created both national record as well as South Asian record in high jump, clearing 2.30m at the 2021 Lone Star
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who now lives in the US. Ethirveerasingam also arranged a short training programme for Ushan in
California in 2017. In addition, Ethirveerasingam also predicted a bright future ahead for Ushan and encouraged him to pursue his higher studies in the US in order to continue athletics career. He also
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On 21 February 2021, he broke the national record in indoor high jump clearing 2.25m during the Lone Star
Conference 2021 event in Texas. On 27 March 2021, he broke the high jump national record which was previously held by veteran high jumper
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South Asian record of 2.21m. With this achievement, he also edged closer to the
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