Murali Sreeshankar clears 8m to clinch men's long jump gold at Indian Athletics Series 1
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Sreeshankar was the only athlete to clear the 8m mark at the Indian Athletics Series 1.
Murali Sreeshankar won the gold medal in the men’s long jump final with an 8.15m jump in the Indian Athletics Series 1 on Saturday, April 4 at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. The Indian athlete cleared the 8m mark in his season opener.
He also became the third Asian long jumper the breach the 8m mark in the ongoing season.
Representing NCOE Trivandrum in the event, Sreeshankar began his campaign with an 8.03m jump and followed it up with a 7.99m jump in his second attempt.
The 27-year-old athlete registered a jump of 8.13m, before the gold medal winning jump of 8.15m. The Kerala-born athlete registered 8.12m and 8.10m in his last two attempts.
Following his return from a career-threatening knee injury, Sreeshankar has cleared the 8m mark thrice in six events.
He registered a best jump of 8.05m upon return from his injury during the Indian Open Athletics Meet in July 2025 and bettered his performance with an 8.06m jump at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in August last year. The Indian long jumper clinched gold medals in both events.
Speaking of the men’s long jump final, Bihar’s Sunny Kumar bagged the silver medal with a best jump of 7.90m. Purushotham from Karnataka took home the bronze medal, having recorded a 7.87m jump on Saturday.
Indian Athletics Series 1: Men’s Long Jump Final (Results)
- Murali Sreeshankar (NCOE Trivandrum) – 8.15m
- Sunny Kumar (Bihar) – 7.90m
- Purushotham (Karnataka) – 7.87m
- Mohammed Muhassin (Navy) – 7.73m
- Sanmath Darshan Sak (Tamil Nadu) – 7.63m
- Arya S (Railway Sports) – 7.60m
- Muhammed Anees Yahi (Reliance) – 7.35m
- Sushan G Suvarna (Karnataka) – 7.31m
- Swaminathan R (Railway Sports) – 7.23m
- Siddharth Mohan Naki (Air Force) – 7.13m
- Naveen B (Karnataka) – 7.11m
- Asrikanth S (Tamil Nadu) – 7.09m
- Abhinand Surendran (Kerala) – 7.07m
- Pruthvi Seregar (Karnataka) – 7.05m
- Sharon Jestus J (Tamil Nadu) – 6.95m
- R Murthy (Tamil Nadu) – 6.82m
- Manojkumar R (Tamil Nadu) – 6.79m
- Sathya Narayanan V (Tamil Nadu) – 6.75m
- Urvish Pokhriyal (Reliance) – 6.29m
- Samuel R (Tamil Nadu) – DNS
- Sarun Payasingh (Odisha) – DNS
- Radha Krishna R (Karnataka) – DNS
Who won the men’s long jump at Indian Athletics Series 1 competition?
Murali Sreeshankar took the title in the competition, with a best jump of 8.15m.
Who were the other medallists in the men’s long jump event at Indian Athletics Series 1 competition?
GOLD: Murali Sreeshankar (NCOE Trivandrum) – 8.15m; SILVER: Sunny Kumar (Bihar) – 7.90m; BRONZE: Purushotham (Karnataka) – 7.87m
How did Murali Sreeshankar perform at Indian Athletics Series 1 competition?
Competing for the first time this season, Sreeshankar produced a best jump of 8.15m to win the title. The 27-year-old started with a jump of 8.03m and followed it with an effort of 7.99m. Next, Sreeshankar registered a jump of 8.13m before his gold medal winning jump of 8.15m. The Kerala-born athlete registered 8.12m and 8.10m in his last two attempts.
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