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2022 World Athletics Championships: Day 2 LIVE - Murali Sreeshankar finishes seventh in Long Jump - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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The second day of the 2022 World Athletics Championships will see a total of 3 Indians in action. Parul Chaudhary will kickstart the day for India in the heat of Women's 3000m Steeplechase followed by MP Jabir in Men's 400m hurdles heat.
The afternoon session will see Murali Sreeshankar gun for a medal at the World Championships and it could well be a historic day for India.
Day 2 Schedule
11:20pm - Parul Chaudhary - Women's 3000m Steeplechase HEAT 2
1:57am - MP Jabir - Men's 400m Hurdles HEAT 2
6:50am - Sreeshankar - Long Jump FINAL
Live Updates
- 17 July 2022 1:59 AM GMT
Tentoglou continues to march!
If that 8.3m was not enough, Tentoglou has leapt 8.29m in his third. At this rate it seems like the Greek would walk away with all three medals for himself.
- 17 July 2022 1:58 AM GMT
Sreeshankar FOULS his 3rd!
Pressure, pressure for Murali Sreeshankar. He has fouled his third attempt as well. How hard will this hit him?
- 17 July 2022 1:53 AM GMT
Simon Ehammer has 8.16m
The decathlete and the world leader Simon Ehammer jumps 8.16m. This competition has well and truly come alive.
- 17 July 2022 1:52 AM GMT
8.15m for Maykel Masso
Maykel Masso goes 8.15m and makes his claim for the silver medal for now. Sreeshankar down to 5th.
- 17 July 2022 1:46 AM GMT
Marquis Dendy breaches 8m as well
Marquis Dendy goes past the 8m mark as well. 8.02m for him and Sreeshankar goes down one step further.
- 17 July 2022 1:44 AM GMT
8.30m for Tentoglou
There's the first big jump of the final and who better than Miltiadis Tentoglou to do it. Leaps 8.30m and that's one of the biggest jumps of this season in the world.
Sreeshankar pushed down to third now.
- 17 July 2022 1:42 AM GMT
Sreeshankar FOULS!
Not the best of jumps for Murali Sreeshankar as he is shown the red flag. Remains second for now with 7.96m.
- 17 July 2022 1:41 AM GMT
Steffin McCarter takes the lead
USA's McCarter goes 8.04 and he takes the lead in the Long Jump final!
