M. Sreeshankar strode around a corridor at the Nehru Stadium, Chennai talking to friends and fans on Saturday. He had just rewritten the long jump meet record (8.26m) at the National inter-State athletics championships.
He was also waiting to complete a routine he follows no matter where in the world he is. The 23-year-old, long jump National record-holder was preparing to submit his urine samples for the mandatory dope testing.