World Athletics Championships 2022: India’s Murali Sreeshankar Finishes 7th In Long Jump Finals – In Pics

Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar failed to live up to the expectations as he finished seventh in the finals with his best effort of 7.96m on the second day of competitions at the World Athletics Championships 2022. He had three legal jumps -- the opening jump of 7.96m, fourth round effort of 7.89m and last attempt of 7.83m. The other three tries were fouls. China's Jianan Wang (8.36m) won the gold while Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who was leading till the penultimate round, won the silver with a best effort of 8.30m. Season leader Simon Ehammer (8.16m) of Switzerland took the bronze.

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Updated on: 17 July 2022 5:58 am