Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Finishes Third In Paris Diamond League

11.06.2023 - 12:51 sports.ndtv.com

Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a creditable third place in the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.09m, his maiden top-three finish in the prestigious one-day meeting series.

Sreeshankar also became the only third Indian to finish in top-three of a Diamond League after Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and former discus thrower Vikas Gowda.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sreeshankar achieved his best jump of the day in his third attempt on Friday night. His 8.09m effort was below his season's best of 8.18m, which he recorded while winning gold in an event in Greece last month.

The 24-year-old has a personal best of 8.36m that came last year. The competitors in the men's long jump event faced head wind most of the time.

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