New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Murali Sreeshankar's 2025 was a bit of a blur. The long jumper marked his comeback from a career-threatening knee injury with a short, compact schedule that saw him compete in six competitions in a little over two months. He won five of those six meets, crossed the 8m-mark thrice, and achieved his goal of qualifying for the World Championships after securing the 36th and final spot for his event through the World Rankings route. More importantly, his left knee, which had undergone a surgery for patellar tendon rupture in April 2024, held up. "It was my comeback season and I had two goals going into it - to breach the 8m mark and to qualify for the Tokyo Worlds. That I could do both despite having very little sport-spec...