Commonwealth Games 2022 Silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar finishes sixth Monaco Diamond League

India’s Murali Sreeshankar completed sixth within the Monaco Diamond League after profitable silver medal within the Commonwealth Games 2022.

File picture of Murali Sreeshankar. (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSCuba’s Masso Maykel wins the occasion with 8.35m leapSreeshankar made his finest bounce in his fifth attemptGreek Miltiádis Tentóglou completed 2nd at 8.30m

India’s Commonwealth Games hero Murali Sreeshankar completed sixth within the Monaco Diamond League occasion, held on 10 August, Wednesday. The CWG silver medallist ran behind the chief by fairly some margin and ended up ending exterior the rostrum. Sreeshankar, who has the season better of 8.36m within the nationals, completed with 7.94m leap, which was a lot under his finest requirements.

Sreeshankar began off with a 7.6m bounce, and went as much as 7.94m in his fifth try. This was under his CWG silver medal profitable effort at 8.08m. The occasion was received by Cuban athlete Masso Maykel, who put in a mammoth effort of 8.35m, barely under Sreeshankar’s finest effort this season. This was the Cuban’s first win of the season within the prestigious league.

It was recognized from the beginning that Sreeshankar could be going through steep competitors on this competitors. Sreeshankar completed round the same vary within the World Championships as properly, placing in his finest effort at 7.96m. In that competitors, the athlete had higher jumps, however they have been deemed unlawful. On the evening, Sreeshankar did higher by way of self-discipline, touchdown all his makes an attempt, however stayed a lot behind the perfect of the lot.

Maykel Masso of Cuba received the occasion with a finest effort of 8.35m whereas World Championships silver medallist and reigning Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece (8.31m) and Marquis Dendy (8.31m) of USA completed second and third respectively.

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