Overview

• Murali Sreeshankar returned to competition after more than 650 days, winning long jump gold at the Indian Open with an 8.05m leap.
• His 8.05m jump made him the first Indian to clear eight metres in men’s long jump this year and underscored his 8.41m personal best as one of India’s finest marks.
• He overcame a patellar tendon rupture that required surgery in April 2024 and forced him to miss the Paris Olympics.
• India’s Mission Olympic Cell and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports have approved ₹5.58 lakh in funding for his upcoming tour across Portugal, Spain and Kazakhstan.
• Sreeshankar now aims to qualify in Tokyo for the 2025 World Athletics Championships and is targeting the 2026 Commonwealth and Asian Games.