ATHENS: Tokyo Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar bagged a gold medal in Greece with a 7.95 mt jump at Venizeleia-Chania 2022 athletics meet on Sunday.
The Indian long jumper was followed by Jules Pommery of France, who won silver with a 7.73 mt jump, and another Frenchman Erwan Konate, who claimed bronze with a 7.71 mt effort in the 13-man field at the World Continental Tour Bronze event.
Earlier this month, 23-year-old M Sreeshankar won the long jump event in Kallithea, Greece, with an 8.31 mt jump.
“#TOPScheme Athlete Sreeshankar Murali wins GOLD at Venizeleia-Chania 2022 Athletics Meet with a jump of 7.95m (+2.4m/s) Sreeshankar gold-winning jump came on his 4th jump. This is his 2nd Gold medal in Greece this season,” SAI Media tweeted on Monday.
In Belgium on Saturday, Jyothi Yarraji won the women’s 100m hurdles silver in the IFAM Oordegem 2022 athletics meet. (ANI)