Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished seventh among 12 athletes in the men`s long jump final at the World Athletics Championships 2022 being held in Oregon on Sunday. His best effort in the finals was a 7.96 m jump which was his first attempt. Other successful attempts of 7.89 m and 7.83 m were also made by the athlete. He led the field after his first attempt but could not hold onto it for long and was outdone by other athletes.

It was the Chinese athlete Jianan Wang who won the gold medal with a superb effort of 8.36m. He recorded this jump in his final attempt. Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece took home the silver medal with a jump of 8.32 m. Switzerland`s Simon Ehammer bagged the bronze medal after recording a jump of 8.16 m. Sreeshankar had earlier became the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for the World Championships final in his discipline after registering an 8 m jump in the qualification round. He also holds the national record in the sport, recording an 8.36 m effort during the Federation Cup in April. Anju Bobby George is the first ever Indian long jumper to qualify for the long jump finals at the World Championships. She went on to win a bronze medal in the 2003 edition in Paris.

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