Murali Sreeshankar settled for the silver in the men's long jump to give India its second medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The 23-year-old from Kerala covered 8.08 m in his fifth attempt to finish second behind Laquan Nairn of Bahamas in the final. Nairn also had a best jump of 8.08 m but his second best of 7.98 m was better than Sreeshankar's 7.84 m, so took the gold. Muhammed Anees Yahiya ended fifth with a best jump of 7.97 m.
Murali Sreeshankar settled for the silver in the men's long jump to give India its second medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The 23-year-old from Kerala covered 8.08 m in his fifth attempt to finish second behind Laquan Nairn of Bahamas in the final. Nairn also had a best jump of 8.08 m but his second best of 7.98 m was better than Sreeshankar's 7.84 m, so took the gold. Muhammed Anees Yahiya ended fifth with a best jump of 7.97 m.