Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finishes third in prestigious Diamond League Meet in Paris

Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a creditable third place in the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.09m, his maiden podium finish in the prestigious one-day meeting series. Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sreeshankar achiev...

By PTI | Updated: Jun 10, 2023, 04.39 PM IST

India's Sreeshankar in action during the men's long jump

Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a creditable third place in the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.09m, his maiden podium finish in the prestigious one-day meeting series. Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sreeshankar achieved his best jump of the day in his third attempt on Friday night.

Olympic Champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece and Simon Ehammer (Switzerland) finished ahead of Sreeshankar with jumps of 8.13m and 8.11m respectively.

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