Anju Bobby George, India's medal hope at the Athens Olympics in August, dropped�to No. 5 in the latest world rankings issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

The 27-year-old long jumper, who won India its first medal in a World Athletics Championships in Paris last year, moved down from No. 4 with a total ranking score of 1248 points.

Anju, who is preparing for the Olympics by participating in�competitions in Europe and America, had finished a disappointing fourth in the Rome Golden Gala on July 2, clearing 6.41 metres.

Making the biggest leap in the rankings is�Tatyana Lebedeva, the world triple jump champion, who had upset No.1 Tatyana Kotava to win in Rome by clearing 7.01 metres. The Russian, who did not have a ranking earlier, is now No. 2.

Also making it among the top long jumpers is American track queen Marion Jones, who is ranked No.6.

The rankings:

1. Tatyana Kotova (Russia) - 1336 points

2. Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia) -�1301

3. Elva Goulbourne (Jamaica) -�1255

4. Eunice Barber (France) - 1251

5. Anju Bobby George (India) - 1248

6. Marion Jones� (USA) -�1242

7. Irina Simagina (Russia) -�1238

8. Olga Rublyova (Russia) - 1233

9. Grace Upshaw� (USA) - 1228

10. Carolina Kluft (Sweden) -�1214.