Murali Sreeshankar won silver (Photo: PTI)
Commonwealth Games 2026, Murali Sreesankar: How can anyone stop someone who has athletics in his blood? Similar is the story of 27-year-old Indian athlete Murali Sreeshankar, who has won a medal for India in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 as expected. He maintained the success he achieved in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 in the men’s long jump event of athletics and also won the silver medal in Glasgow. Murali Sreeshankar, who played with mathematical problems, measured the distance with his jump to win the medal for India. He jumped 8.09 meters.
Earned degree in solving mathematical problems
Now you might be thinking that you have understood the jump with which Murali Sreeshankar won the silver medal in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. But what’s the point of playing with their math problems? Here it means his being a graduate in Mathematics. He has done B.Sc in Mathematics from Government Victoria College, Palakkad.
Murali Srishankar’s parents also won silver for India
As far as Murali Sreeshankar’s entry into athletics is concerned, this player born on 27 March 1999 has inherited this sport. His parents have also been star athletes and have won silver for India before their son. Sreeshankar’s father S. Murali was a former triple jumper for India and has won a silver medal for the country in the South Asian Games. Sreeshankar’s mother KS Bijimol has been an 800 meter runner. He also won the silver medal for India in the 1992 Asian Junior Athletics Championship.
