Athletics
Zurich Diamond League: Neeraj finishes 2nd, Murali Sreeshankar 5th- HIGHLIGHTS
Neeraj Chopra recorded a best throw of 85.71m to finish second while Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with 7.99m jump in Zurich Diamond League.
World Champion Neeraj Chopra finished second in Zurich Diamond League behind Jakub Vadljech of the Czech Republic.
Neeraj recorded a best throw of 85.71m on a night where everyone looked tired.
In long jump, Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with the best jump of 7.99m and qualified for the Diamond League finals in Eugene.
As it happened:
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- 31 Aug 2023 6:42 PM GMT
Decent jump from Sreeshankar in second attempt.
Sreeshankar records 7.96m in his second attempt and placed at second position at the moment.
- 31 Aug 2023 6:37 PM GMT
Tentoglou crosses 8m and replaces Sree at the top.
8.04m jump from World Champion Tentoglou and he moves to the top of the field.
- 31 Aug 2023 6:35 PM GMT
After end of first attempt, Murali is leading the field.
Murali Sreeshankar is ranked first at the moment with a jump of 7.99m and he will look to better it in his next jump.
- 31 Aug 2023 6:30 PM GMT
Murali Sreeshankar with a good start.
Sreeshankar jumps 7.99m in his first attempt and is leading the field at the moment.
- 31 Aug 2023 6:25 PM GMT
Long Jump starts!
World Champion Tentoglou starts with a sub-8m jump with 7.95m. Sreeshankar goes at the 5th number. - 31 Aug 2023 6:09 PM GMT
Murali Sreeshankar will be in action first!
Sreeshankar will be facing tough competition today in a world class.
- 31 Aug 2023 5:50 PM GMT
Along with Neeraj, Murali Sreeshankar will take the field too.
Long Jumper Sreeshankar will be looking dust off the disappointment of World Championships just before the Asian Games.
- 31 Aug 2023 5:48 PM GMT
World Champion Neeraj Chopra will be back in action!
Can he cross the elusive 90m mark today?