Neena Varakil

Neena Varakil (born 2 May 1991) is a former Indian athlete who competed internationally in the long jump event.

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

In 2017 her personal best was 6.66 m, which she achieved in Bangalore in July 2016. She took gold in 2017 when she jumped 6.37 m 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.

In August 2018, she took a silver medal at the long jump at the Asian Games in Jakarta. At her fourth attempt she jumped 6 m 51 cm. The gold medal was taken by Thi Thu Thao Bui of Vietnam and the bronze went to Xiaoling Xu of China. After the event she said that she was stepping back from competition to concentrate on her family. Varakil is married to Pinto Mathew, who is an international hurdler. Varakil had helped her train for the Jakarta event as she was not happy with the national coach Bedros Bedrosian.