Murali Sreeshankar takes the Indian lead with an impressive jump of 7.99m

Murali had an impressive outing on his comeback, having all three valid jumps, having a 7.8m+ leap in each of three attempts.

Murali so far

1st Jump: 7.84m

2nd Jump: 7.99m

3rd Jump: 7.84m

🚨#News | Murali Shreeshankar returns to competition with a 7.99m jump 😤

👉The jump, registered at the 8th Indian Open Athletics Meet 2025 in Pune on Saturday, is now the new Indian men's long jump lead for the year.

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Update: 2025-07-12 10:39 GMT

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Indian Open Athletics Meet Pune: Murali Sreeshankar secures long jump gold on his comeback with 8.05m - Highlights