The Hindu·3 min read·medium
CWG 2026: Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar settles for silver yet again as Lokesh Sathyanathan finishes fifth
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K. Keerthivasan
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Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing behind Jamaica's Tajay Gayle. Despite a strong effort, Sreeshankar was unable to surpass Gayle's winning jump of 8.15m in challenging cold conditions.
Weeks before the Commonwealth Games got underway, Murali Sreeshankar knew that if he wanted to win gold, he would have to overcome one of the finest long jumpers in the world — Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle, a three-time World Championships medallist.
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