India’s Murali Sreeshankar clinched the silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Commonwealth Games with a best effort of 8.09m.
The Kerala athlete produced his top jump in the second round after opening with 8.03m and held on to second place despite two foul attempts. It is Sreeshankar’s second consecutive Commonwealth Games silver after winning the same medal in Birmingham 2022. Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle claimed gold with a leap of 8.15m, while Scotland’s Stephen Mackenzie settled for bronze with 8.08m. Fellow Indian Lokesh Sathyanathan finished fifth with a best jump of 7.97m.
The medal took India’s overall tally to 13, including five medals in athletics and para-athletics.