Murali Sreeshankar completed a remarkable comeback from a career-threatening knee injury to win Commonwealth Games silver in Glasgow. His father recalled fearing he might never walk again, while the long jumper credited meticulous planning, mental resilience and teamwork for his inspiring return
Murali Sreeshankar scripted history at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by clinching silver in men’s long jump, becoming India’s first double medallist in the event. The Kerala athlete, who had earlier won silver in Birmingham 2022, leapt 8.09m to secure second place behind Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle.
Birmingham: India would have won a gold medal in long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here but for a laser-equipped take-off board that twice flagged Murali Sreeshankar by extremely narrow margins for crossing the line and committing a foul. Earlier, the take-off board was monitored manually with an official sitting close to the board […]
Birmingham: India’s Murali Sreeshankar clinched the silver medal in the Men’s Long Jump final with a mark of 8.08m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Thursday. Sreeshankar won the historic silver with a distance of 8.08m in the Men’s Long Jump, becoming the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games […]
Birmingham: National record holder Murali Sreeshankar topped the men’s long jump qualification round to storm into the finals along with Muhammed Anees Yahiya, who qualified as eighth best, at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Sreeshankar, a gold medal contender, was the lone athlete to breach the automatic qualification mark of 8m, with […]
Eugene: Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar failed to live up to the expectations as he finished seventh in the finals with his best effort of 7.96m on day two of the World Athletics Championships here on Sunday. Having become the first Indian male athlete to qualify for the long jump finals in the World Championships, Sreeshankar […]
Eugene: Neeraj Chopra will carry a billion hopes into the World Championship for yet another landmark result and it won’t be a surprise if long jumper Murali Sreeshankar also grabs a slice of history at the showpiece, starting here Friday. Chopra is cherishing phenomenal results this season. The star athlete has improved his personal best […]
