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On injury comeback, long jumper Sreeshankar Murali on the right track by crossing 8m on regular basis

August 24, 2025 10:43 pm

Not certain to qualify for World Championship, Kerala athlete is nevertheless convinced that he can excel at big tournaments coming up

Athletics: Indian long-jumper Sreeshankar says ‘everyone was slipping’ from take-off board; WA say research is ongoing to fix it

February 29, 2024 10:01 am

Sreeshankar had cited examples of Jamaica's Carey McLeod and compatriot Jeswin Aldrin losing their footing on the take-off board during last year's World Championships in Budapest.

Neeraj Chopra reveals he was under the weather and fatigued while competing at Zurich Diamond League

September 02, 2023 7:16 am

Even before the qualifying round of the World Championship, Chopra was feeling ill but didn't want to sound like he was making an excuse so didn't talk about it till Thursday

World Champion Neeraj Chopra, long jumper Sreeshankar Murali qualify for Diamond League final

September 01, 2023 9:17 am

World Champion Neeraj Chopra is now third on the points table in the race for the Diamond League final; Sreeshankar Murali finishes fifth in Zurich, is third overall on the points table

Sreeshankar 'gutted' at 'unexpected' result at World C'ships, promises to bounce back

August 24, 2023 4:34 pm

Sreeshankar, who has been consistently jumping over 8m mark this season, was expected to at least qualify for the final round but form deserted him when it mattered the most on Wednesday

Litmus test for India’s world-leading long jumpers Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin at World Athletics Championships

August 23, 2023 8:12 am

Sreeshankar, 24, and Aldrin, 21, are talented but can they hold their nerve and replicate form at the World Championships

'Felt nervous coming back from injury... still far from my best': Neeraj Chopra says after winning at Lausanne Diamond League

July 01, 2023 7:12 am

Meanwhile, Murali Sreeshankar ended fifth in the men's long jump event with a best effort on the night of 7.88m, way below his season and personal best of 8.41m.

Murali Sreeshankar wins gold at MVA High Performance athletics meet

May 01, 2023 3:14 pm

Competing in only his second event of the season, the 24-year-old, who had won a silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, produced a creditable effort which was just 0.07m off his personal best of 8.36m made last year.

Sreeshankar and Tejaswin real icons, they combine both academics and sports: Neeraj Chopra

October 04, 2022 4:57 pm

"Though I excelled in sports, I could not give much attention to my studies. So both of you are real icons for the youth of this country," Neeraj Chopra tells Sreeshankar.

My father understands me and my body better than me' — M Sreeshankar, father Murali on their close relationship after finishing 7th at Worlds

July 18, 2022 6:50 pm

Sreeshankar, the only Indian male jumper to reach the finals at Worlds, finished seventh with a best attempt of 7.96m

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