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From walking with crutches to leaping to silver: Sreeshankar Murali’s comeback
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The Indian Express
Sreeshankar Murali jumped 8.09m to clinch the men’s long jump silver at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
Sreeshankar, who also won the 2023 Asian Games silver, ruptured the patellar tendon in his knee, that too in his take-off leg, ruling him out for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
India’s Murali Sreeshankar clinches the silver medal in the men’s long jump final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, July 30, 2026.
(PTI Photo) India’s Murali Sreeshankar clinches the silver medal in the men’s long jump final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Story continues below this adWith another Commonwealth Games silver medal in his pocket, Sreeshankar is eyeing the Asian Games, which start in September, where the long jumper will look to upgrade his silver from the last edition.