‘Grateful’ Sreeshankar eyes Asian Games glory after CWG silver

Murali Sreeshankar won a silver medal in men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games with a best leap of 8.09m.

He called his comeback after a patellar tendon rupture that ended his Paris 2024 hopes 'nothing short of a rebirth'.

Jamaican Tayjay Gayle took gold with 8.15m, pushing Sreeshankar to second place.

Sreeshankar views the silver as a stepping stone to bigger things, particularly the Asian Games.

He has three screws and a wire in his surgically repaired tendon, requiring careful management of training volume and intensity.