Glasgow, July 29 -- Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar produced another podium finish at the Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal in the men's long jump at Glasgow 2026 on Day 7 to hand India its 13th medal of the Games.

The 27-year-old, who had also finished second at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, registered a best leap of 8.09m to finish behind Jamaica's Tajay Gayle, who clinched the gold with an effort of 8.15m. Scotland's Stephen Mackenzie settled for bronze after clearing 8.08m, according to ESPN.

Sreeshankar remained firmly in medal contention throughout the competition and made one final attempt to overhaul Gayle's mark. However, his sixth and final jump measured 7.97m, leaving him six centimetres short of th...