Neeraj Chopra is making a comeback after suffering a muscle strain he suffered during training last month due to which he withdrew from the FBK Games in the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13. Olympic and reigning Diamond League champion will look to contin
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced the team consisting of 28 men and 26 women athletes in the Asian Athletics Championships in 2023. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI), which evaluated the athletes' performances in the Federation Cup 2023 and other events performed before
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the performance of Murali Sreeshankar for clinching a bronze medal at the recently concluded Paris Diamond League 2023 in the 102nd episode of 'Mann ki Baat'. Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the performance of Murali Sreeshankar for clinching a bronze medal a
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.
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.
India's Murali Sreeshankar finished third in the men's long jump event with an impressive attempt of 8.09m at the Paris Diamond League 2023 athletics in France on Saturday.
The 24-year-old athlete registered his season-best jump of 8.18m to beat his compatriot and national record holder Jeswin Aldrin, who ended up with a silver medal with an effort of 7.85m.
The 24-year-old Sreeshankar's gold-winning jump at Chula Vista was over the World Athletics Championships 2023 qualifying standard for men's long jump set at 8.25m.
Expenditure for Sreeshankar's Greece training would be covered under MYAS's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and cover Sree and his coach, Sivasankaran Murali. Airfare, Visa Fees, Medical Insurance, Local Transport costs, Boarding and Lodging fees, and Out of Pocket Allowance (OPA) amongs
Jeswin Aldrin looked on song from the first jump, starting with an effort of 8.05 metres followed by 8.26 metres and finally, shattered the record - previously held by Murali Sreeshankar - with a third jump of 8.42 metres.