Murali Sreeshankar becomes first Indian to enter men's long jump final at World Athletics Championships

In the World Athletics Championships, Murali Sreeshankar has become the first Indian to enter the men's long jump final at Oregon, USA. He leapt 8 meter in the qualification round. The 23-year-old from Kerala finished second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall. Sreeshankar could not touch the automatic qualification mark of 8.15 meter but made it to the finals nonetheless as one of the best twelve performers. The Indian contingent at the Championships witnessed mixed resu...