According to Olympics.com, Sreeshankar marked his personal best on his first attempt at the Kalinga Stadium. The 24-year-old fell 0.01m short of Jeswin's Aldrin's national record but breached the world championships qualifying mark of 8.25m.
The sixth Youth Men's National Boxing Championships in Gangtok, Sikkim witnessed a spectacular upset on the fourth day as Haryana's Vishesh defeated reigning Asian Junior Champion Krrish Pal of Chandigarh in a thrilling bout to advance into the 48 kg minimumweight semi-finals.
The 24-year-old Mudit Dani clinched his maiden ITTF senior medal in 2019 at the US Open Championships and also reached the doubles quarter-finals at the WTT event in the USA last year.
Rickie Fowler's slump took him down to 182nd in the Official World Golf Ranking by the end of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season. He had only teed it up in four of the last 10 major championships, including a missed cut in last month's PGA Championship at Oak Hill.
The iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar is buzzing with activity, currently hosting the Intercontinental Cup and the 62nd Inter-State Athletic Championship, serving as India's new launchpad for athletes to compete in international and national tournaments.
It was an eventful day here on Friday at Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium, the venue of the 62nd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship. More than a dozen athletes made the cut for the Hangzhou Asian Games scheduled to be held in September in China.
Krrish Pal, the reigning Asian Junior boxing champion, continued his winning streak as he triumphed over Mohammad Junad of Telangana in the 48kg round of 16 bout.
New Delhi [India], June 16: Parul University's Laxita Sandila has emerged as a shining example of determination and perseverance, becoming Gujarat's first gold medalist in the U20 Junior Athletics Championships. Her remarkable achievement in the women's 1,500m race at the 20th Asian Under 20
The Asian Junior boxing Champion Krrish Pal showed his prowess and advanced to the pre-quarterfinals on the second day of the sixth Youth Men's National Boxing Championships in Gangtok, Sikkim.
It is the 62nd edition of the event and will serve as the final selection trial for Asian Games to be held this year from September 23 to October 8 in China.