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Longer jumper Murali Sreeshankar triumphs at Portugal athletics meet with best effort of 7.75m

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Longer Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Triumphs At Portugal Athletics Meet With Best Effort Of 7.75m

By IANS News July 20, 2025 • 10:58 AM View: 372

Savitribai Phule University Sports Complex: India's long jumper Murali Sreeshankar won the the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level meet, with a best jump of 7.75m.

Sreeshankar started with a jumo of 7.63m and recorded his best jump in the second round (7.75). He then registered 7.69m, followed by a foul attempt, 6.12m and rounded up with a jump of 7.58m.

Poland’s Piotr Tarkowski and Australia’s Chris Mitrevski finished second and third, respectively.

TAGS Murali Sreeshankar Meeting Maia Cidade World Athletics Continental Tour Piotr Tarkowski Chris Mitrevski Paris Olympics Asian Athletics Championships Asian Championships Asian Games Budapest World Athletics Championships Diamond League Finals

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