'Grateful' Sreeshankar eyes Asian Games glory
New Delhi, July 31 -- There are two ways to look at a silver medal - a gold lost or a medal won. Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who was in pole position on Wednesday night until he was upended in the fourth round, chooses to look at his from a more dispassionate perspective.
"I am happy but not satisfied. I wanted to upgrade my silver from Birmingham 2022 but unfortunately couldn't do that," he told reporters in Glasgow. A tired cliche, unless one considers the backdrop.
After a patellar tendon rupture that ended his hopes for the Paris Olympics in 2024 and almost finished his promising career, Sreeshankar tested competitive waters in 2025 before embarking on his first full season post-surgery. He has previously called his comeback "nothin...
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