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Commonwealth Games: Murali Sreeshankar Dedicates Historic Silver Medal Win To His Father

Following his silver medal win in Men's Long Jump final, Murali Sreeshankar said that he would like to dedicate his medal to his father and the Sports Ministry of India. India's Murali Sreeshankar clinched the silver medal in the Men's Long Jump final with a mark of 8.08m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Thursday. Sreeshankar won the historic silver with a distance of 8.08m in the Men's Long Jump, becoming the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the long jump.

Broadbell cruises to Commonwealth Games hurdles gold as Australia seal cycling double

BIRMINGHAM: Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell equalled Colin Jackson’s 32-year-old Commonwealth Games record as he cruised to victory in the 110m hurdles on Thursday as Australia won a cycling road race double.

CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar wins historic silver in long jump

Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The 23-year-old national record holder soared to 8.08m in his fifth attempt to finish second behind Laquan Nairn of Bahamas in a nerve-wrecking men's long jump final. Nairn also had a best jump of 8.08m but his second best of 7.98m was better than 7.84m of Sreeshankar.

CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar Wins Silver In Men's Long Jump

Murali Sreeshankar won the silver medal in the men's long jump at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 with a best jump of 8.08m. He achieved the feat with his fifth jump, having spent most of the final out of the medal spots. Bahamas's Laquan Nairn won the gold medal with a jump of 8.08m as well, but he was ahead of Sreeshankar because of a better second-best attempt.

"We Have Come A Long Way...": Neeraj Chopra Recalls His Time With Tejaswin Shankar After Athlete's Historic Bronze In High Jump

Indian athlete Tejaswin Shankar wrote history on Wednesday by winning India's first ever medal in high jump event in the Commonwealth Games history. At the ongoing Games in Birmingham, the 23-year-old Shankar finished third on the podium by clearing a high jump of 2.22m in the final. Bahamas' Donald Thomas and Joel Clarke-Khan of England also cleared an equal height as of Shankar but they needed more than one attempt to do it while the Indian athlete was successful in his single try.

Watch: How Tejaswin Shankar Won India's First Medal In High Jump At CWG 2022

India athlete Tejaswin Shankar made the country proud after he grabbed the bronze medal in the men's high jump final with the mark of 2.22m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Wednesday. Shankar was tied with former world and CWG champion Donald Thomas from the Bahamas, but the Indian athlete ended up winning the nation's first athletics medal in the men's high jump event, as he made lesser fouls.

Tejaswin Shankar Wins India's First High Jump Medal At CWG, It's A Bronze

India's Tejaswin Shankar clinched the bronze medal in the men's high jump final with the mark of 2.22m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Wednesday. The 23-year-old won the nation's first athletics medal in the men's high jump event. World championships indoor bronze medallist Hamish Kerr won the gold for clearing 2.25m and pipped the defending champion Brandon Starc from Australia courtesy of lesser fouls.

Motivated Nick Kyrgios has a 'totally different mindset' since Wimbledon

Tanking has been one of the many accusations levelled in the past at the 27-year-old, who delights fans with his talent but draws criticism for his on-court antics and temperament. He breezed past Marcos Giron 6-3 6-2 in under an hour on Tuesday at the Washington Open in his first singles match since going down to Novak Djokovic in his maiden Grand Slam final at Wimbledon. "I'm playing for a lot more than myself, and I feel like I'm just in a totally different mindset," Kyrgios told reporters.

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Commonwealth Games: Murali Sreeshankar Dedicates Historic Silver Medal Win To His Father

Broadbell cruises to Commonwealth Games hurdles gold as Australia seal cycling double

CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar wins historic silver in long jump

CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar Wins Silver In Men's Long Jump

"We Have Come A Long Way...": Neeraj Chopra Recalls His Time With Tejaswin Shankar After Athlete's Historic Bronze In High Jump

Watch: How Tejaswin Shankar Won India's First Medal In High Jump At CWG 2022

Tejaswin Shankar Wins India's First High Jump Medal At CWG, It's A Bronze

Motivated Nick Kyrgios has a 'totally different mindset' since Wimbledon