World Athletics Championships 2022: Avinash Sable, Murali Sreeshankar star of Day 1 for India - In Pics
Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for the World Athletics Championships finals while 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable also expectedly made the grade on the first day of the competitions here. Sreeshankar, who had entered the championships as a dark horse for a medal at the second spot in the season's top list, had the best jump of exactly 8m to finish second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall.
Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for the World Athletics Championships finals while 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable also expectedly made the grade on the first day of the competitions here. Sreeshankar, who had entered the championships as a dark horse for a medal at the second spot in the season's top list, had the best jump of exactly 8m to finish second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall.