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Sreeshankar Targets Bigger Jumps After Consistent 8-Metre Season
Sreeshankar Murali is an Indian long-jumper preparing for another big competition.
He will compete at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, a place where he often jumps well.
This season, he has jumped at least eight metres in all six competitions.
His best jump this season is 8.38 metres, making him a strong contender for gold at the meet.
He recently won a second straight Commonwealth Games silver medal.
He now wants to be more consistent above 8.20 metres.
He thinks improving how he takes off could help him jump farther.
He returned this year after missing 21 months because of a serious knee injury and must carefully manage his recovery.
His next major goal is the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, followed by staying healthy for the 2028 Olympics.
Sreeshankar Murali will compete at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium.
His 8.38-metre season best makes him a gold-medal favourite, while Shahnavaz Khan, Lokesh Sathyanathan and P David have all jumped beyond 8.20 metres this year.
Sreeshankar recently won his second consecutive Commonwealth Games silver medal after jumps of 8.08 metres in Birmingham and 8.09 metres in Glasgow.
He has recorded jumps of at least eight metres in all six competitions this season and wants to raise that consistency above 8.20 metres.
After missing 21 months following patellar-tendon surgery, Sreeshankar is focusing on takeoff mechanics, knee care and preparation for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- Who
- Sreeshankar Murali, alongside challengers Shahnavaz Khan, Lokesh Sathyanathan and P David.
- What
- Sreeshankar will compete in the men’s long jump at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver and aim to improve his consistency and distance.
- Where
- Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, which is also hosting an ongoing national camp for the Asian Games.
- When
- The competition is taking place weeks after the Commonwealth Games and ahead of next month’s Asian Games.
- Why
- Sreeshankar wants to maintain his form, improve his takeoff technique and prepare for the Asian Games while staying healthy after knee surgery.
Key facts
- Season best
- 8.38 metres
- Current consistency
- Jumps of at least eight metres in all six competitions this season
- Recent achievement
- Second consecutive Commonwealth Games silver medal
- Birmingham result
- 8.08 metres for silver
- Glasgow result
- 8.09 metres for silver
- Injury setback
- A ruptured patellar tendon kept Sreeshankar out for 21 months
- Next major target
- Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
Quotes
Sreeshankar Murali
Indian long jumper competing at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver
“The base has been good. This year was about coming back and setting the base (post knee surgery in 2024). Now I have to set the base like how (Miltiadis) Tentoglou and others are doing – like 8.20s and 8.30s.”
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“Kalinga Stadium is my favourite track because I have always jumped well here. My first national record came here, my personal best has come here, my season best is here”
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