Murali Sreeshankar grabbed historic silver medal in Men's Long Jump Event at Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The athlete won India's first ever silver medal in the Games' history after Suresh Babu won bronze in the 1978 edition. Sreeshankar finished second behind Bahamas' Laquan Narin. The long jumper soared to 8.08m to claim the podium finish.
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SREESHANKAR WINS SILVER 🔥
🇮🇳's National Record holder Sreeshankar Murali becomes the 1st ever Indian male to clinch a Silver medal in Long Jump at #CommonwealthGames
He clinches SILVER 🥈in Men's Long Jump event with the highest leap of 8.08m at @birminghamcg22#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/9nHpvlSsqi
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