Mumbai, Sep 3 (Ians) “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the greatest Indian track and field athlete ever?”
Till a few years back, as an answer to this question, some would have said Milkha Singh. Some others might have taken the name of Sriram Singh, some would have said P.T. Usha and some may have said Anju Bobby George.
All of them are legends of Indian track and field who have scripted golden chapters in the history of Indian sports.
But in the last few years, there is one athlete who has surged ahead in the race.
Ever since he won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has taken the lead in the poll.
And, after winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Budapest on August 27, Chopra has clearly established himself as the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T), because...
Till a few years back, as an answer to this question, some would have said Milkha Singh. Some others might have taken the name of Sriram Singh, some would have said P.T. Usha and some may have said Anju Bobby George.
All of them are legends of Indian track and field who have scripted golden chapters in the history of Indian sports.
But in the last few years, there is one athlete who has surged ahead in the race.
Ever since he won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has taken the lead in the poll.
And, after winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Budapest on August 27, Chopra has clearly established himself as the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T), because...
- 9/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Sept 1 (Ians) India’s Avinash Sable is set to return for the men’s 3000m steeplechase event when Xiamen hosts its first-ever Diamond League event on Saturday at the brand-new Egret Stadium.
Joining Sable at the event will be two of the country’s best male triple jumpers — Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobaker.
The start list of the event has 19 World Championship medallists. The penultimate leg will be Sable’s fourth appearance in the 2023 edition of Diamond League where he will compete against reigning Olympic, world, and Diamond League champion Soufiane El Bakkali, and Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medallist Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya.
Placed tenth in the 2023 Diamond League rankings, this will be Sable’s last chance to qualify for the finals in Eugene.
Both Chithravel and Aboobaker will be making their second appearance in the Diamond League.
National record holder Chithravel finished sixth on his Diamond League debut at Monaco in July.
Joining Sable at the event will be two of the country’s best male triple jumpers — Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobaker.
The start list of the event has 19 World Championship medallists. The penultimate leg will be Sable’s fourth appearance in the 2023 edition of Diamond League where he will compete against reigning Olympic, world, and Diamond League champion Soufiane El Bakkali, and Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medallist Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya.
Placed tenth in the 2023 Diamond League rankings, this will be Sable’s last chance to qualify for the finals in Eugene.
Both Chithravel and Aboobaker will be making their second appearance in the Diamond League.
National record holder Chithravel finished sixth on his Diamond League debut at Monaco in July.
- 9/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Zurich Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd with 85.71m throw, Sreeshankar 5th with 7.99m jump
New Delhi, Sep 1 (Ians) India’s Neeraj Chopra finished second in the men’s javelin throw event at the Zurich Diamond League meet on Thursday night behind Jakub Vadlejch (85.86).
The start was not impressive as he threw 80.79m in his first attempt and could not register a mark in his next two attempts. Chopra then threw 85.22m in his fourth attempt.
He produced his best throw of the night with his final attempt, an 85.71m heave that secured him the second spot.
The Indian’s best effort was just 15 centimetres short of Vadlejch’s best throw on the night.
After 4 Diamond League events, Chopra finished at third spot with 23 points.
Meanwhile, India Murali Sreeshankar has also qualified for the Diamond League final after finishing fifth (best attempt: 7.99m) in the men’s long jump.
He accumulated 14 points (6+4+4) from the three Diamond League events he participated.
The Diamond League finals is...
The start was not impressive as he threw 80.79m in his first attempt and could not register a mark in his next two attempts. Chopra then threw 85.22m in his fourth attempt.
He produced his best throw of the night with his final attempt, an 85.71m heave that secured him the second spot.
The Indian’s best effort was just 15 centimetres short of Vadlejch’s best throw on the night.
After 4 Diamond League events, Chopra finished at third spot with 23 points.
Meanwhile, India Murali Sreeshankar has also qualified for the Diamond League final after finishing fifth (best attempt: 7.99m) in the men’s long jump.
He accumulated 14 points (6+4+4) from the three Diamond League events he participated.
The Diamond League finals is...
- 8/31/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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Budapest (Hungary), Aug 23 (Ians) India’s Jeswin Aldrin has qualified for the final of the Men’s long jump while fellow Indian Murali Sreeshankar failed to make it, finishing 22nd overall in the qualifying rounds here on Wednesday.
Jeswin Aldrin leapt to 8.00 metres in Qualifying B Group to finish among the 12 best participants to qualify for the final, which will be held on Thursday evening.
The distance for direct qualifying to the final was 8.15, but only four jumpers managed that distance. Jeswin Aldrin’s best effort in qualifying with 8.00 metres bagged him the 12th and final position into the final.
Sreeshankar could manage only 7.74 in the Qualifying A group and failed to make it to the final. This was his less than the distance of 7.96 he managed in the Final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon last year. In the qualifying round in Oregon last year, Sreeshankar had leapt to 8.00m.
Jeswin Aldrin leapt to 8.00 metres in Qualifying B Group to finish among the 12 best participants to qualify for the final, which will be held on Thursday evening.
The distance for direct qualifying to the final was 8.15, but only four jumpers managed that distance. Jeswin Aldrin’s best effort in qualifying with 8.00 metres bagged him the 12th and final position into the final.
Sreeshankar could manage only 7.74 in the Qualifying A group and failed to make it to the final. This was his less than the distance of 7.96 he managed in the Final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon last year. In the qualifying round in Oregon last year, Sreeshankar had leapt to 8.00m.
- 8/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Aug 10 (Ians) Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will lead a strong contingent including stars like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar and Jyothi Yarraji (women’s 100m hurdles) who will participate in the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27.
Chopra, India’s best hope for a medal, will lead the charge in the men’s javelin throw, hoping to improve on the silver medal he won in Eugene last year and will have compatriots Kishore Jena and D.P. Manu will also be in contention. Chopra has excelled on the international stage, winning the Golden League Final in Zurich. In May this year, he won gold in the Doha Dimond League with a throw of 88.67m.
Track and Field’s world governing body, World Athletics, on Thursday, released the final entry lists for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest.
Chopra, India’s best hope for a medal, will lead the charge in the men’s javelin throw, hoping to improve on the silver medal he won in Eugene last year and will have compatriots Kishore Jena and D.P. Manu will also be in contention. Chopra has excelled on the international stage, winning the Golden League Final in Zurich. In May this year, he won gold in the Doha Dimond League with a throw of 88.67m.
Track and Field’s world governing body, World Athletics, on Thursday, released the final entry lists for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest.
- 8/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, June 22 (Ians) India on Thursday named a 54-member team for the Asian Athletics Championships, to be held in Bangkok from July 12 to 16, featuring star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, Asian record holder shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor and new decathlon champion Tejaswin Shankar in the national track and field contingent.
The team was picked by the selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
At Asian Athletics Championships, the focus will be on Toor, Sreeshankar and Tejaswin, who did very well at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletic Championships 2023 in Bhubaneswar.
On the other hand, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Commonwealth Games silver medallist 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable were not named in the team as the duo will continue to train abroad for the World Championships in Budapest in August.
As per AFI, the national camp will be organised in Patiala, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram before the Asian Athletics Championships.
The team was picked by the selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
At Asian Athletics Championships, the focus will be on Toor, Sreeshankar and Tejaswin, who did very well at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletic Championships 2023 in Bhubaneswar.
On the other hand, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Commonwealth Games silver medallist 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable were not named in the team as the duo will continue to train abroad for the World Championships in Budapest in August.
As per AFI, the national camp will be organised in Patiala, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram before the Asian Athletics Championships.
- 6/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, June 21 (Ians) The five-day Inter-State Athletic Championships 2023, which ended at Bhubaneswar on Monday, lived up to its expectations as on the final two days of the competition, shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar set the standard high with world-class performances.
Toor hogged all the limelight on the final day of the competition when he threw the shot put as far as 21.77 metres to improve his two-season-old Asian record of 21.49m. Needless to say a new national record, the effort was also good enough to breach the qualifying standard of the World Athletics Championships.
Sreeshankar’s 8.41m leap was no mean feat too as he came within 1cm of the national record with the holder Jeswin Aldrin himself competing in the tournament as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) made it mandatory for all elite athletes to compete in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the Asian Games.
Toor hogged all the limelight on the final day of the competition when he threw the shot put as far as 21.77 metres to improve his two-season-old Asian record of 21.49m. Needless to say a new national record, the effort was also good enough to breach the qualifying standard of the World Athletics Championships.
Sreeshankar’s 8.41m leap was no mean feat too as he came within 1cm of the national record with the holder Jeswin Aldrin himself competing in the tournament as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) made it mandatory for all elite athletes to compete in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the Asian Games.
- 6/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (Ians) India’s 2018 Jakarta Asian Games champion in men’s shot put Tajinderpal Singh Toor hogged the limelight on the final day of the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship here on Monday as he erased the Asian record.
He was declared Best Male Athlete and was successful in qualifying for the Budapest World Athletics Championship. Jyothi Yarraji emerged as the Best Female Athlete of the meet.
The international shot putter from Punjab recorded a 21.77m throw in his third attempt to improve his Asian record of 21.49m set at Indian Grand Prix 4 held at Patiala on 21-06-2021. Toor has also won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia with an effort of 20.75m.
“My training had gone as per plan and I was prepared to go past the 21m barrier,” the elated thrower said after etching his name in record books on Monday. “My...
He was declared Best Male Athlete and was successful in qualifying for the Budapest World Athletics Championship. Jyothi Yarraji emerged as the Best Female Athlete of the meet.
The international shot putter from Punjab recorded a 21.77m throw in his third attempt to improve his Asian record of 21.49m set at Indian Grand Prix 4 held at Patiala on 21-06-2021. Toor has also won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia with an effort of 20.75m.
“My training had gone as per plan and I was prepared to go past the 21m barrier,” the elated thrower said after etching his name in record books on Monday. “My...
- 6/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, June 10 (Ians) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar for finishing third in the Golden League athletics meet in Paris. Sreeshankar registered an impressive 8.09m attempt to finish third in the men’s long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023.
“Sreeshankar Murali scripts history with a great performance at the Paris Diamond League! His remarkable jump secured him a prestigious Bronze medal, giving India its first-ever medal in the long jump at Diamond League. Congrats to him and best wishes for his upcoming endeavours” wrote Pm Modi in a tweet on Saturday.
On Friday night, Murali logged his best jump with his third attempt. The 8.09m effort put him in the second spot, only behind the reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who won the Paris Diamond League with an 8.13m jump.
However, a foul from Murali in the...
“Sreeshankar Murali scripts history with a great performance at the Paris Diamond League! His remarkable jump secured him a prestigious Bronze medal, giving India its first-ever medal in the long jump at Diamond League. Congrats to him and best wishes for his upcoming endeavours” wrote Pm Modi in a tweet on Saturday.
On Friday night, Murali logged his best jump with his third attempt. The 8.09m effort put him in the second spot, only behind the reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who won the Paris Diamond League with an 8.13m jump.
However, a foul from Murali in the...
- 6/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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Paris, June 10 (Ians) India’s Murali Sreeshankar registered an impressive 8.09m attempt to finish third in the men’s long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023, here.
Murali logged his best jump of the Friday night with his third attempt. The 8.09m effort put him in the second spot, only behind the reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who won the Paris Diamond League with an 8.13m jump.
However, a foul from Murali in the fourth attempt and an 8.11m jump by Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer, pushed the Indian long jumper down to the third spot. Sreeshankar’s fifth attempt read 7.99m and his sixth run down the track ended with a foul.
This was Sreeshankar’s second appearance in the Diamond League. Last year in Monaco, he came sixth with an effort of 7.94m. His personal best jump is 8.36m which he logged last year.
Murali logged his best jump of the Friday night with his third attempt. The 8.09m effort put him in the second spot, only behind the reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who won the Paris Diamond League with an 8.13m jump.
However, a foul from Murali in the fourth attempt and an 8.11m jump by Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer, pushed the Indian long jumper down to the third spot. Sreeshankar’s fifth attempt read 7.99m and his sixth run down the track ended with a foul.
This was Sreeshankar’s second appearance in the Diamond League. Last year in Monaco, he came sixth with an effort of 7.94m. His personal best jump is 8.36m which he logged last year.
- 6/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Athens (Greece), June 1 (Ians) Having started his season with early success in an international jumping meet in Greece, Commonwealth Games medallist Murali Sreeshankar is looking forward to continuing that throughout the busy and challenging competitive season leading to Asian Games in China.
Sreeshankar clinched gold with a jump of 8.18m at the International Jumping Meet 2023 in Kallithea, Greece earlier this month. In a release issued by the Inspire Institute of Sport, Sreeshankar talked about his thought process during the meet in Greece.
“I didn’t quite intend to push this hard, but of course, 8.20m was my target for this competition. I had competed in two meets prior as preparatory competitions to check where my body stood at that time. The competitive phase of the season has just started. So, I didn’t want to push that hard, but of course, since 8.20m was my target for this competition, I wanted to hit my target,...
Sreeshankar clinched gold with a jump of 8.18m at the International Jumping Meet 2023 in Kallithea, Greece earlier this month. In a release issued by the Inspire Institute of Sport, Sreeshankar talked about his thought process during the meet in Greece.
“I didn’t quite intend to push this hard, but of course, 8.20m was my target for this competition. I had competed in two meets prior as preparatory competitions to check where my body stood at that time. The competitive phase of the season has just started. So, I didn’t want to push that hard, but of course, since 8.20m was my target for this competition, I wanted to hit my target,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Kallithea (Greece), May 25 (Ians) India’s Murali Sreeshankar successfully defended his title in the men’s long jump event at the International Jumping Meeting 2023, qualifying for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September.
The 24-year-old Sreeshankar had won the International Jumping Meeting here last year with an effort of 8.31m, registered his season-best jump of 8.18m to beat compatriot and national record holder Jeswin Aldrin, who claimed silver with an effort of 7.85m.
The International Jumping Meeting at the Kallithea is a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-label event.
Sreeshankar, who bagged a silver in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year, came up with his best jump came in his sixth and final attempt. His other jumps measured 7.94m, 8.17m, 8.11m, 8.04m and 8.01m.
Jeswin Aldrin, who claimed the silver medal in Asian Indoor Athletics Championship earlier this year, meanwhile, warmed up with a jump of 7.81m and...
The 24-year-old Sreeshankar had won the International Jumping Meeting here last year with an effort of 8.31m, registered his season-best jump of 8.18m to beat compatriot and national record holder Jeswin Aldrin, who claimed silver with an effort of 7.85m.
The International Jumping Meeting at the Kallithea is a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-label event.
Sreeshankar, who bagged a silver in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year, came up with his best jump came in his sixth and final attempt. His other jumps measured 7.94m, 8.17m, 8.11m, 8.04m and 8.01m.
Jeswin Aldrin, who claimed the silver medal in Asian Indoor Athletics Championship earlier this year, meanwhile, warmed up with a jump of 7.81m and...
- 5/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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New Delhi, May 1 (Ians) Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar bagged the gold medal at the Mva High Performance 1 athletics meet held in Chula Vista, USA.
Sreeshankar recorded his best jump at Chula Vista at 8.29m on Sunday to win the gold. The 24-year-old’s jump was over the World Athletics Championships 2023 qualifying standard for men’s long jump set at 8.25m.
Unfortunately, the effort didn’t make him qualify for the Worlds in Budapest because the tailwinds recorded at +3.1m/s during his jump.
Notably, jumps with over +2.0m/s wind assistance are not logged as official records or qualifying timings in long jump.
Sreeshankar, who has been training in Texas Tech University, Lubbock, started his 2023 season at the Indian Grand Prix 3 in Bengaluru last month, where he won the gold medal with a 7.94m effort.
The meet in the US was his second competition of the year and the...
Sreeshankar recorded his best jump at Chula Vista at 8.29m on Sunday to win the gold. The 24-year-old’s jump was over the World Athletics Championships 2023 qualifying standard for men’s long jump set at 8.25m.
Unfortunately, the effort didn’t make him qualify for the Worlds in Budapest because the tailwinds recorded at +3.1m/s during his jump.
Notably, jumps with over +2.0m/s wind assistance are not logged as official records or qualifying timings in long jump.
Sreeshankar, who has been training in Texas Tech University, Lubbock, started his 2023 season at the Indian Grand Prix 3 in Bengaluru last month, where he won the gold medal with a 7.94m effort.
The meet in the US was his second competition of the year and the...
- 5/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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Vijayanagar (Karnataka) March 2 (Ians) Star long-jumper and Asian Indoor Championships silver medallist Jeswin Aldrin of Inspire Institute of Sport (Iis) broke the national record with a jump of 8.42 metres to claim gold on the second day of the Indian Open Throws and Jumps Competition here on Thursday.
The silver was claimed by Muhammed Yahiya from Kerala with a jump of 7.85 metres, while the bronze medal went to Rishabh Rishishwar with a jump of 7.77 metres at the Inspire Institute of Sport (Iis), Vijayanagar.
Praveen Chithravel of Tamil Nadu set a new meet record by covering 17.17m in the men’s triple jump en route to his gold medal at the 2nd Indian Open Jumps Competition at the Inspire Institute of Sport. Commonwealth Games gold winner Eldhose Paul (Kerala) took silver with a jump of 16.61m.
In the men’s pole vault, Shekhar Pandey of Uttar Pradesh won the gold medal with a jump of 4.80m.
The silver was claimed by Muhammed Yahiya from Kerala with a jump of 7.85 metres, while the bronze medal went to Rishabh Rishishwar with a jump of 7.77 metres at the Inspire Institute of Sport (Iis), Vijayanagar.
Praveen Chithravel of Tamil Nadu set a new meet record by covering 17.17m in the men’s triple jump en route to his gold medal at the 2nd Indian Open Jumps Competition at the Inspire Institute of Sport. Commonwealth Games gold winner Eldhose Paul (Kerala) took silver with a jump of 16.61m.
In the men’s pole vault, Shekhar Pandey of Uttar Pradesh won the gold medal with a jump of 4.80m.
- 3/2/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
After his gold at Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj was expected to bring more laurels for the country, and he didn’t disappoint with his performances in 2022.
However, a groin injury forced him to miss the Cwg 2022, but he marked his return by becoming the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet in Lausanne and eventually became the first Indian to win a Diamond League trophy.
Apart from Neeraj, the performances in track and field by youngsters like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, triple jumpers Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker, walkers Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar, javelin thrower Annu Rani, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and high jumper Tejaswin Shankar at Cwg 2022 were heartening and helped India win eight medals, including one gold, four silver and three bronze in Birmingham.
After a successful 2022, India will also have a busy 2023 season in athletics as well, with 23 major domestic competitions scheduled throughout the year, besides international...
However, a groin injury forced him to miss the Cwg 2022, but he marked his return by becoming the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet in Lausanne and eventually became the first Indian to win a Diamond League trophy.
Apart from Neeraj, the performances in track and field by youngsters like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, triple jumpers Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker, walkers Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar, javelin thrower Annu Rani, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and high jumper Tejaswin Shankar at Cwg 2022 were heartening and helped India win eight medals, including one gold, four silver and three bronze in Birmingham.
After a successful 2022, India will also have a busy 2023 season in athletics as well, with 23 major domestic competitions scheduled throughout the year, besides international...
- 12/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Ahmedabad, Sep 27 (Ians) Despite having brought along a largely developmental squad for the 36th National Games, Kerala are confident about winning 10-15 medals in athletics, a discipline in which the southern state is a veritable powerhouse.
Speaking just before the squad boarded the train for Gujarat from the Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station, Kerala’s chief athletics coach C Vinayachandran said that they were unable to field all their top athletes for a plethora of reasons.
Yet, he reckoned, there was enough star power potential in the squad to shine on the Iit Gandhinagar track and field stadium where Athletics competition will commence from September 30.
Vinayachandran, who has mentored Kerala’s upcoming athletes for a while, offhand cited the names of Cwg 2022 silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar, Nayana James, Ancy Sojan (all long jump), Arun Ab, Sandra Babu (both triple jump), quarter-miler Arathi R, Angel P Devasia (high jump), Mareena George (heptathlon), both women’s relay teams,...
Speaking just before the squad boarded the train for Gujarat from the Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station, Kerala’s chief athletics coach C Vinayachandran said that they were unable to field all their top athletes for a plethora of reasons.
Yet, he reckoned, there was enough star power potential in the squad to shine on the Iit Gandhinagar track and field stadium where Athletics competition will commence from September 30.
Vinayachandran, who has mentored Kerala’s upcoming athletes for a while, offhand cited the names of Cwg 2022 silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar, Nayana James, Ancy Sojan (all long jump), Arun Ab, Sandra Babu (both triple jump), quarter-miler Arathi R, Angel P Devasia (high jump), Mareena George (heptathlon), both women’s relay teams,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Sep 20 (Ians) The 2022 season has been a great one for Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar as he bagged his first major medal at the senior level — a silver in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last month.
The 23-year-old from Kerala now wants to end the season on a good note by winning gold at the 36th National Games starting in a few days in Gujarat.
It will be Sreeshankar’s first experience of the National Games and the national record holder in men’s long jump is looking forward to doing his best in Ahmedabad where athletics competitions will be held.
When the National Games were last held in 2015 in his home state of Kerala, Sreeshankar was in the 11th standard and witnessed the event as a spectator. The festive atmosphere, the packed galleries at the athletics competition in Thiruvanathapuram, and the adulation that was showered on the athletes remained ingrained in his memory.
The 23-year-old from Kerala now wants to end the season on a good note by winning gold at the 36th National Games starting in a few days in Gujarat.
It will be Sreeshankar’s first experience of the National Games and the national record holder in men’s long jump is looking forward to doing his best in Ahmedabad where athletics competitions will be held.
When the National Games were last held in 2015 in his home state of Kerala, Sreeshankar was in the 11th standard and witnessed the event as a spectator. The festive atmosphere, the packed galleries at the athletics competition in Thiruvanathapuram, and the adulation that was showered on the athletes remained ingrained in his memory.
- 9/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Sep 20 (Ians) The 2022 season has been a great one for Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar as he bagged his first major medal at the senior level — a silver in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last month.
The 23-year-old from Kerala now wants to end the season on a good note by winning gold at the 36th National Games starting in a few days in Gujarat.
It will be Sreeshankar’s first experience of the National Games and the national record holder in men’s long jump is looking forward to doing his best in Ahmedabad where athletics competitions will be held.
When the National Games were last held in 2015 in his home state of Kerala, Sreeshankar was in the 11th standard and witnessed the event as a spectator. The festive atmosphere, the packed galleries at the athletics competition in Thiruvanathapuram, and the adulation that was showered on the athletes remained ingrained in his memory.
The 23-year-old from Kerala now wants to end the season on a good note by winning gold at the 36th National Games starting in a few days in Gujarat.
It will be Sreeshankar’s first experience of the National Games and the national record holder in men’s long jump is looking forward to doing his best in Ahmedabad where athletics competitions will be held.
When the National Games were last held in 2015 in his home state of Kerala, Sreeshankar was in the 11th standard and witnessed the event as a spectator. The festive atmosphere, the packed galleries at the athletics competition in Thiruvanathapuram, and the adulation that was showered on the athletes remained ingrained in his memory.
- 9/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
As expected, India experienced a medal rush in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, badminton and table tennis in Cwg. However, the one field which helped shoot up the country’s medal tally was athletics.
At Gold Coast 2018, India could only manage three medals in the discipline. But this time around, India’s athletes set new benchmark, winning eight medals, including one gold, four silver and three bronze, which augurs well for next year’s Asian Games and the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The performances in track and field by youngsters like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, triple jumpers Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker, walkers Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar, javelin thrower Annu Rani, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and high jumper Tejaswin Shankar were heartening which stole the show.
The undoubted star for India in track and field in Birmingham was Avinash Sable, who challenged the Kenyan hegemony in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing second, losing the...
At Gold Coast 2018, India could only manage three medals in the discipline. But this time around, India’s athletes set new benchmark, winning eight medals, including one gold, four silver and three bronze, which augurs well for next year’s Asian Games and the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The performances in track and field by youngsters like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, triple jumpers Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker, walkers Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar, javelin thrower Annu Rani, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and high jumper Tejaswin Shankar were heartening which stole the show.
The undoubted star for India in track and field in Birmingham was Avinash Sable, who challenged the Kenyan hegemony in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing second, losing the...
- 8/14/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Aug 11 (Ians) Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who won a historic silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last week, finished sixth at the Monaco Diamond League 2022 in Fontvieille on Wednesday. Making his Diamond League debut, Sreeshankar logged a best jump of 7.94m at the Stade Louis II. The 23-year-old, […]...
- 8/10/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Birmingham, Aug 5 (Ians) 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 […]...
- 8/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Birmingham, Aug 5 (Ians) India’s Murali Sreeshankar won silver medal in the men’s long jump competition at the Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium here on Thursday. This is India’s second medal in athletics at Birmingham 2022 after Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in the high jump on Wednesday. This medal takes to 19 India’s total […]...
- 8/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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