Murali Sreeshankar wins silver medal in men’s long jump for India at 2022 CWG

Murali Sreeshankar wins silver medal in men’s long jump for India at 2022 CWG

• Indian athlete Murali Sreeshankar has clinched silver medal in the men’s long jump event in CWG Birmingham 2022.
• The 23-year-old Sreeshankar is the first-ever Indian to claim a silver medal in the men’s long jump event at the Games.
• He had the best jump of 8.08 metres to secure the second spot.
• Bahamas’ Laquan Nairn secured Gold with the best jump of 8.08 metres. 

List of Total Medals won by India till date at 2022 CWG – 20

Gold 

1. Mirabai Chanu – Women’s 49kg (Weightlifting)
2. Jeremy Lalrinnunga – Men’s 67kg (Weightlifting)
3. Achinta Sheuli – Men’s 73kg (Weightlifting)
4. Rupa Rani Tirkey, Lovely Choubey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia – Women’s Fours (Lawn Bowls)
5. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty – Men’s Team (Table Tennis)
6. Sudhir – Men’s heavyweight (para powerlifting)
   

Silver

1. Sanket Mahadev Sargar – Men’s 55kg (Weightlifting)
2. Bidyarani Devi – Women’s 55kg (Weightlifting)
3. Likmabam Sushila Devi – Women’s 48kg (Judo)
4. Vikas Thakur – Men’s 96kg (Weightlifting)
5. Indian badminton mixed team
6. Tulika Maan – Women’s 78kg (Judo)
7. Murali Sreeshankar – Long Jump

Bronze

1. Gururaja Poojary – Men’s 61kg (Weightlifting)
2. Vijay Kumar Yadav – Men’s 60kg (Judo)
3. Harjinder Kaur – Women’s 71kg (Weightlifting)
4. Tejaswin Shankar – Men’s High Jump
5. Lovepreet Singh – Men’s 109kg (Weightlifting)
6. Gurdeep Singh – Men’s 109kg+ (Weightlifting)
7. Saurav Ghosal – Men’s Single (Squash)