Indian Long Jumper Marks Comeback with Victory at Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025.
India’s star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar made a triumphant return to the international athletics circuit by winning the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto 2025 in Portugal — a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level event — with a best leap of 7.75 meters.
✅ Event Highlights
- 🥇 Gold Medal Performance: Sreeshankar secured the top podium spot with a jump of 7.75m, achieved in his second attempt.
- 🏅 Other Podium Finishers:
- Piotr Tarkowski (Poland) – Silver
- Chris Mitrevski (Australia) – Bronze
- 📈 His full series:
- 7.63m → 7.75m → 7.69m → foul → 6.12m → 7.58m
🔄 Comeback from Injury
Sreeshankar’s win in Portugal is his second major victory since returning from a serious knee injury sustained in April 2024, which ruled him out of the Paris Olympics.
- In his comeback event, the Indian Open Athletics Meet 2025 in Pune on July 12, the 26-year-old marked a strong return with an 8.05m jump, also his first outing since the 2023 Asian Games.
🏆 Recent Career Achievements
- 🥈 Silver Medalist – 2023 Asian Athletics Championships (Jump: 8.37m – Olympic qualifier)
- 🥈 Silver Medalist – 2023 Asian Games
- 🌍 Competed at the World Athletics Championships (Budapest)
- 🏁 Reached the Diamond League Finals (Eugene)
🎯 What’s Next for Sreeshankar
Looking ahead, Murali Sreeshankar aims to:
- Qualify for the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo (qualifying mark: 8.27m)
- Compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games
🔎 Conclusion
With back-to-back wins post-injury, Murali Sreeshankar is making a strong case for India’s medal hopes in upcoming global events. His consistent jumps and quick recovery mark him as one of India’s top athletes to watch in 2025.
