Tokyo Olympics: Long jumper M Sreeshankar’s destiny to be determined after below-par jumps in health trials

Indian athletics contingent could undergo an enormous setback forward of their Tokyo Olympics marketing campaign with lengthy jumper Murali Sreeshankar on the verge of being dropped from the squad. Long jumper M Sreeshankar doubtful after below-par jumps in health trails. (@SAI Photo)Indian lengthy jumper Murali Sreeshankar is on the verge of being dropped from India’s athletics contingent after a below-par efficiency in health trials forward of the Tokyo Olympics. Sreeshankar had gained himself an extended soar berth on the Tokyo Olympics after breaking his personal nationwide file to set a brand new mark of 8.26m on the Federation Cup in Patiala.

Notably, Sreeshankar had gained the lads’s lengthy soar gold at Indian Grand Prix in February with a soar of 8.05m. However, he missed the rostrum on the Asian Games in 2018 as he completed on the fourth spot with a 7.83m soar.Everyone who didn’t take part within the Nationals was requested to offer a health trial. Sreeshankar, who bagged Olympic qualification with a private finest soar of 8.26m, got here up with a dismal efficiency within the health trials forward of the Games.Athletics Federation of India (AFI) officers have been shocked by the lengthy jumper’s efforts of seven.48m and seven.33m throughout the health trial. With the squad set to depart for Tokyo in a few days, the choice committee is scheduled to satisfy on Friday to determine Murali Sreeshankar’s destiny.Sreeshankar’s qualification was 8.26m and we have been anticipating him to provide you with a minimum of greater than 7.95m or 8 m. But he jumped 7.48. His second finest was 7.33. Sreeshankar had jumped 7.48 within the trials’ day earlier than which is nearly 80 cm lower than his qualification mark that’s 8.28m.Click right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.