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News18
20-07-2025
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- News18
Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025: Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Triumphs In Portugal
Last Updated: The 26-year-old from Kerala registered a best effort of 7.75m to edge out Poland's Piotr Tarkowski and Australia's Chris Mitrevski, who finished second and third respectively. Indian long jump athlete Murali Sreeshankar claimed the top spot at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level meet, on Sunday. with a best jump of The 26-year-old from Kerala registered a best effort of 7.75m, on his second attempt, to edge out Poland's Piotr Tarkowski and Australia's Chris Mitrevski, who finished second and third respectively. Sreeshankar opened the evening with an attempt of 7.63m before producing his best of 7.75m on the second attempt. He went on to post jumps of 7.69m, 6.12m and 7.58m in the subsequent efforts. Sreeshankar was sidelined for a long period after suffering a knee injury last year in April, which forced him to miss the Paris Olympics 2024. He had qualified for the Paris Olympics after recording an 8.37m jump while winning silver at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. Sreeshankar had a mixed season in 2023, winning silver at both the Asian Championships and the Asian Games. He also competed at the Budapest World Athletics Championships and qualified for the Diamond League Finals in Eugene. Sreeshankar made a triumphant return from his lengthy injury layoff by winning the long jump competition at the Indian Open Athletics 2025 meet in Pune on July 12. He achieved his winning jump of 8.05m on his fourth attempt at the Savitribai Phule University Sports Complex. The 26-year-old began with a jump of 7.84m and improved to 7.99m before surpassing the 8m mark. The World Athletics Championships 2025 qualification mark is set at 8.27m. This was Murali Sreeshankar's first competitive outing since winning a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, almost two years ago. Following his successful return from injury, Sreeshankar is now aiming for the World Championships later this year in Tokyo and eyeing next year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. view comments First Published: July 20, 2025, 14:04 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
NDTV
20-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Longer Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Wins At Portugal Athletics Meet With Best Effort Of 7.75m
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. Sreeshankar was out of action for a long period of time after suffering a knee injury lasy year in April, which forced him to miss the Paris Olympics 2024. He had qualified for the Paris Olympics after recording an 8.37m jump on the way to winning silver at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. Sreeshankar had a mixed season in 2023. He won silver at the Asian Championships and the Asian Games. He also competed at the Budapest World Athletics Championships and qualified for the Diamond League Finals in Eugene. Sreeshankar marked his return from a lengthy injury layoff in style by winning the long jump competition at the Indian Open Athletics 2025 meet in Pune on July 12. He logged his winning jump of 8.05m in his fourth attempt at the Savitribai Phule University Sports Complex. The 26-year-old began with 7.84m and improved further to 7.99m before he breached the 8m mark. The World Athletics Championships 2025 qualification mark stands at 8.27m. This was Murali Sreeshankar's first competitive outing since winning a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China, almost two years ago. After a winning return from the injury, Sreeshankar is aiming for a World Championships later this year in Tokyo and eyeing next year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
The Hindu
20-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Sreeshankar finishes top at Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025 with best jump of 7.75m
Murali Sreeshankar finished first at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze level meet (cat C), on Saturday. Sreeshankar's best attempt of 7.75m came in the second round. He started with a 7.63m and after his best jump in the second round, followed with jumps of 7.69m, a foul attempt, 6.12m and 7.58m. Poland's Piotr Tarkowski and Australia's Chris Mitrevski finished second and third, respectively. ALSO READ: London Diamond League - Lyles finishes second behind Seville in men's 100m; Alfred wins women's 200m Sreeshankar was out of action for a long period of time after suffering a knee injury, which forced him to miss the Paris Olympics 2024. After 650 days out of action, Sreeshankar returned to action at the Indian Open Athletics in Pune on July 12, where he finished first with an attempt of 8.05m. Now, Sreeshankar's primary aim would be to qualify for the World Championships later this year in Tokyo and keep himself in the mix for next year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. Related Topics Murali Sreeshankar
