Sreeshankar makes the cut for Tokyo Worlds
New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has made the cut for the Tokyo World Championships after some impressive performances on the home stretch following his injury comeback.
The 2022 CWG silver medallist, who is making a comeback after knee surgery, competed in five events in the last six weeks. He won three of them with jumps of over 8m. Though Sreeshankar could not meet the direct entry standard of 8.27m - he fell just short at the Continental meet in Bhubaneswar (8.13m) - the seasoned jumper collected enough points to sneak into the top 36 in the Road to Tokyo rankings.
He is the 36th and last jumper to make the Worlds, which will be held from Sept 13 to 21. He was a point ahead of Erwan Konate of France and Juan Miguel E...
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