From walking with crutches to leaping to silver: Sreeshankar Murali’s comeback

5 min readJul 30, 2026 06:23 PM IST India's Murali Sreeshankar makes an attempt during the men's long jump final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (PTI Photo) Sreeshankar Murali jumped 8.09m to clinch the men’s long jump silver at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. He

Murali Sreeshankar secured the silver medal in the men's long jump event. He achieved a best leap of 8.09m in the fiercely contested final. Jamaica's Tajay Gayle won gold with a jump of 8.15m in the fourth round. Scotland's Stephen Mackenzie claimed the bronze medal with a jump of 8.08m. Lokesh finished fifth in his Co