Indian Athletics Series: Sreeshankar stamps his authority in men’s long jump (Image Source: IANS)
Indian Athletics Series: Asian Games silver medallist in men’s long jump, Murali Sreeshankar, stamped his authority during the sixth leg of the Indian Athletics Series, recording a jump of 8.04m to win the men's long jump title at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Of the six legal attempts, the star long jumper from Kerala had three legal jumps. His second jump was 7.90m, while his fourth attempt was 8.04m. He dug deep in his last and final attempt to further improve his performance, but settled for 7.97m.
Earlier in April, a 27-year-old recorded a jump of 8.15m, a season best during a domestic meet in Bengaluru. Recently, during the South African exposure tour, he recorded a jump of 8.12m.
