India, Aug. 27 -- 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 Commonwealth Games 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 8 metres. 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 in rankings to make the World Championships in Tokyo, which will be held from September 13 to 21. He...