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New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor will headline Season 7 of the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival (ESLF) to be held here on November 22.

Sotomayor, who first breached the 8-feet barrier in 1989 and set the standing world record of 2.45m (8 ft ¼ in) in 1993, will be joined on the panel by India’s current national record holder Tejaswin Shankar.

“It’s an honour to be at the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival. Some world class athletes have already attended in the previous seasons. I have been following India’s progress in track and field and was delighted when Neeraj Chopra won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020," Sotomayor said in a release.

This season will also feature Palestinian middle-distance ru

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