Glasgow: When Indian long jumper M. Sreeshankar suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in 2024, his father and personal coach, S. Murali, stopped dreaming of medals. “It is a very, very proud moment for me and my family because he is coming back after a huge injury—a ruptured patellar tendon. The very next day, Sreeshankar travelled to Mumbai to consult renowned sports surgeon Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala before undergoing surgery in Doha. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the injury, Sreeshankar never allowed self-doubt to creep in. I think he may be one of the very few athletes to come back at this level after a ruptured patellar tendon injury,” Murali recalled.