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Watch: Sreeshankar Murali secures World Athletics Championship, Asiad qualification with 8.41m jump

Sreeshankar fell just 0.01m short of the national record of 8.42m.

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Jun 18, 2023 · 01:35 pm Updated Aug 27, 2023 · 03:49 pm
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Watch: Sreeshankar Murali secures World Athletics Championship, Asiad qualification with 8.41m jump
M Sreeshankar competing in the men's long jump final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships | Brian Snyder / Reuters

8.41M!! ✈️

Sreeshankar Murali makes a huge jump in the qualification round to seal his berth for the Asian Games and World Athletics Championship. He fell just short of the National Record of 8.42m. #LongJump #CraftingVictories 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/iHiSpQVFRC

— Inspire Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) June 18, 2023
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