Glasgow, July 30 -- Murali Sreeshankar added another chapter to Indian athletics history on Wednesday, July 27, becoming the country's first long jump double medallist in Commonwealth Games with a silver here.

Having claimed silver in Birmingham in 2022, the 27-year-old added another medal to his collection after producing a best leap of 8.09 metres, capping an emotional comeback from the career-threatening knee injury that had nearly derailed his career.

Before Sreeshankar, the country's only medallists in the event were: Suresh Babu (men's bronze, 1978), Anju Bobby George (women's bronze, 2002) and M Prajusha (women's silver, 2010).

Sreeshankar was understandably elated.

"Very happy, very grateful for being here as well. Very gratef...