New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Veteran javelin thrower Annu Rani and long jump ace Murali Sreeshankar lived up to expectations on Sunday by winning their respective events at India Open 2025 World Athletics Continental Tour in Bhubaneswar. The bronze level event went off smoothly but the quality of competitions did not rise to any great heights.

Sreeshankar was up against rising teenager Shahnavaz Khan, who won gold in Uttarakhand National Games in February. The 17-year-old Khan was leading with his fourth round jump of 8.04m, while Sreeshankar was second with 7.95m.

But the 26-year-old Sreeshankar produced 8.13m in his final attempt to take the gold in dramatic fashion for his fourth title in a row since coming back from a long injury lay-off. ...