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Build-up hit by pull-outs and dope flunks, India still hopeful of good show in Asian Athletics Championships

BANGKOK: The build-up was far from ideal with pull-outs and dope flunks but the Indian team, led by shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, would still look for an impactful show in the Asian Athletics Championships starting here Wednesday.

The Times of India

Murali Sreeshankar working on 'right approach' as busy season looms

NEW DELHI: India's elite long jumper, Murali Sreeshankar, is a stickler for perfection. He is striving to be the best version of him, looking to iron out the proverbial chinks in his armour. For a long jumper, the correct technique requires years of practice. The approach towards the board, the…

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra — an extraordinary achiever assured in his own skin and identity

With Neeraj Chopra’s win in Lausanne on Friday, he is on top of the Diamond League list with 16 points and sitting comfortably to qualify for the 2023 Finals

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Neeraj Chopra is one of the top-five track and field athletes in the world: Sreeshankar

NEW DELHI: India's top long jumper Murali Sreeshankar reckons Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra undoubtedly belongs among the top five track and field athletes in the world.

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra wins second straight Diamond League title in Lausanne

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched the prestigious Diamond League title for the second consecutive time by throwing his spear to 87.66m

The Hindu

Neeraj Chopra wins in Lausanne to clinch back-to-back Diamond League titles

Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic champion, showcased his exceptional form as he made a triumphant return after a one-month injury lay-off to secure first place in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League on Friday. This marked his second consecutive victory of the season in this esteemed competition.

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra returns to action in Lausanne Diamond League javelin throw

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will seek his second straight podium finish of the season at the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League on June 30.

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Asian Athletics Championships: Murali Sreeshankar, Tajinder Pal Toor, Tejaswin Shankar headline 54-member Indian team

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday announced a 54-member team for the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to take place in Bangkok from July 12 to 16.

The Times of India

Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's big leap takes him to World Championships

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar booked his berth for the World Championships in Budapest in style when he leaped to a massive 8.41 meters in the qualifying round of men’s long jump at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar which saw max temperatures climb to 39 degree…

The Times of India

Murali Sreeshankar gave dope sample voluntarily so that nobody points finger of suspicion after big jump: Father

BHUBANESWAR: Star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Sunday "voluntarily" gave dope sample to the NADA officials after producing a big leap of 8.41m to qualify for the upcoming World Championships so that "nobody points any finger of suspicion", his father told PTI.

The Times of India

Murali Sreeshankar qualifies for World Championships with 8.41m jump

NEW DELHI: Ace long jumper Murali Sreeshankar produced a terrific 8.41m effort in his very first attempt in the qualifying round at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the World Championships.

The Times of India

India's top athletes to strive for Asian Games selection at Nationals

BHUBANESWAR: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is expectedly not competing but all the other top athletes of the country, led by long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, will look to seal Asian Games berths when the National Inter-State Championship begins here Thursday.

The Times of India

Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finishes third in Diamond League

Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a creditable third place in the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.09m, his maiden top-three finish in the prestigious one-day meeting series.

The Hindu

Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar aims to find rhythm ahead of major competitions

NEW DELHI: A recent gold medal win in an international event in Greece has boosted the confidence of Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar. However, the 24-year-old athlete admitted that he is yet to find his full rhythm and is determined to address the issue promptly.

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Long jumper Sreeshankar defends gold in Greece event, Aldrin takes silver

NEW DELHI: Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who won silver at the Commonwealth Games, showcased his exceptional skills once again by clinching the gold medal with a season's best performance of 8.18m at the International Jumping Meeting held in Kallithea, near Greece's capital, on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar wins gold at MVA High Performance athletics meet

NEW DELHI: Indian long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar claimed the gold medal with a leap of 8.29m at the MVA High Performance athletics meet 1 held in Chula Vista, USA.

The Times of India

Sports ministry approves Sreeshankar, Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar's proposals to train abroad

NEW DELHI: The sports ministry has approved Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar's proposal to train in Greece for over a month in preparation for the World Athletics Championship and Asian Games later this year.

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Indian Grand Prix 3: Amlan Borgohain, Murali Sreeshankar, Jyothi Yarraji win gold in Bengaluru

India's star sprinter Hima Das clinched the gold medal in the women's 200m while Murali Sreeshankar topped the podium in the high jump at the Indian Grand Prix 3 2023 athletics meet in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Historic show by Neeraj Chopra and CWG stars but dope cases shamed nation again in 2022

NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra continued to conjure up history-scripting performances, inspiring the likes of Avinash Sable and Murali Sreeshankar in their quest for global success, but the age-old dope menace raised its ugly head again and shamed the nation at the global stage.

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Sreeshankar looks to end season on high

AHMEDABAD: Commonwealth Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar is looking forward to the National Games in Gujarat to end his season on a high note and take the momentum into 2023.

The Hindu

Sreeshankar, Sable among host of track and field athletes taking part in National Games

The upcoming National Games are scheduled to be held in Gujarat from September 29

The Times of India

Mirabai, Bajrang, Lakshya among top athletes for National Games

NEW DELHI: Birmingham CWG gold medal-winning troika of weightlifters Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia and members of the champion Thomas Cup badminton team, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Chirag Shetty, will be among a host of India international athletes who will…

The Times of India

Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finishes 6th in Monaco Diamond League

MONACO: Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished sixth in his debut Diamond League meeting here with a below-par 7.94m effort.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Indian athletics contingent officially challenges Murali Sreeshankar's 4th jump

BIRMINGHAM: The Indian athletics contingent had officially challenged the decision of the long jump judges to foul Murali Sreeshankar's fourth attempt which he thought would have given him a gold in the Commonwealth Games.

The Times of India

From life-threatening appendicitis to CWG silver, the 'comeback journey has been really tough' for long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar

NEW DELHI: He could sleep for just three hours after his historic silver-medal feat in Birmingham. He couldn't get time to talk to his mother at length until the day after. But no one in this family of athletes from the Palakkad district in Kerala is complaining. Murali Sreeshankar, the…

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