Sreeshankar competes in Monaco Diamond League after silver Commonwealth Games 2022

SET OF SIX

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  Masso Maykel (Cuba) – X. He took the gold.
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  Tentoglou Milprisas (Greece) – 8:30 a.m. It’s over. He has to settle for the silver medal.

23:19 PM IST

Murali Sreeshankar did better in the 5th jump with a long jump of 7.94m. But he still hasn’t crossed the 8m fence in Monaco. Can he do it in the sixth and final set?

FIFTH SET

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  Masso Maykel (Cuba) – Didn’t make the fifth jump
  Tentoglou Miltiadis (Greece) – 8.29. There is only one jump left in the competition. Can he beat Masso Maykel?
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  Dendy Marquis (USA) – Not trying
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  Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) – 8.05
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  Montler Thobias (Switzerland) – X
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  Sreeshankar (India) – 7.94. This is still India’s best jump in the competition.
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  Murlani Mattia (Italy) – 6.80
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  Konate Erwan (France) – 7.66
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  Pomery Jules (France)
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  McCarter Steffin (USA)

THE FOURTH SET

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  MASSO Maykel – X
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  Tentoglou Miltiadis (Greece) – 8:30am
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  Marquis Dendy (USA) – 8.17
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  Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) – 8.06. His best jump of the season. He is capable of doing much better. He has a PB of 8.69, which is the best of the bunch.
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  Montler Thobias (Switzerland) – X. England exceeds 0.1 cm.
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  Furlani Mattia (Italy) – 7.46
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  Konate Erwan (France) – 7.62. The man who won back the gold medal of the World U-20 Championship is losing his form. He is nowhere near his SB and PB.
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  Sreeshankar (India) – 7.69. The Indian looked tired. He is close to his best form.
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  Pommery Jules (France) – Not trying
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  McCarter Steffin (USA) – Not trying

22:52 PM IST

Olympic bronze medalist Masson Makley is currently leading the table with the best 8.35m jump of the season. The defending Olympic champion Miltiadis is behind with a best jump of 8.31m.

THE THIRD SET

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  Masso Maykel (Cuba) – X. It’s not a legal jump. Cubans exceed 0.1 cm
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  Tentoglou Miltiadis (Greece) – 8.31
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  Marquis Dendy (USA) – 8.31. The American improved his jump by 0.30m and took 3rd place on the leaderboard.
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  Montler Thobias (Switzerland) – 7.96. His jumps were flagged as illegal in his last two attempts. But now, he is 4th on the leaderboard at the end of the 3rd set.
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  Tajay Gayle (Jamaican) – 7.91. Much better than his last two jumps.
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  Furlani Mattia (Italy) – 7.67
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  Konta Erwan (France) – 7.87
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  Sreeshankar (India) – 7.83. He has yet to hit his CWG score of 8.08m. Sreeshankar needs to raise his game in the remaining three jumps.
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  Pommery Jules (France) – 7.74
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  McCarter Steffin (USA) – 7.82. By far his best in the competition.

SECOND SET

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  Masso Maykel (Cuba) – 8.35m. He took the lead and hit the best mark of the season. His previous SB was 8.15
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  Tentoglou Miltiadis (Greece) did better with the 8.27m jump.
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  Marquis Dendy (USA) – X
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  McCarter Steffin (USA) – 7.41
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  Sreeshankar (India) – 7.84m. He’s doing better on his first jump but he’s still far from his best season.
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  Fullrani Mattia (France) – 7.50. He is still fourth on the leaderboard due to having a better jump in the first set.
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  Pommery Jules (France) – 7.83
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  Konate Erwan (France) – 5.66
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  Tajay Gayle – X. Jamaican over 1 cm.
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  Montler Thoabis (Switzerland) – X. Thoabis deviation 0.3 cm.

FIRST EPISODE

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  Tentoglou Miltiadis (Greek) – x
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  Masson Mykel (Cuba) jumps 8.04m. He’s still leading the first set
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  Dendy Marquis (USA) is next to dance 8.01
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  Furlani Mattia (Italy) – 7.90
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  Pommery Jules (France) – 7.90
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  Sreeshankar (India) jumps 7.61 m
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  McCarter Steffin (USA) rose 7.59 points
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  Konate Erwan (France) – 7.55
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  Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) – X
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  Montler Thobias (Switzerland) – X

22:05

Here. We. GO! Athletes are lining up.

21:50 pm IST

It will be a neurological test for young Sreeshankar. He just won his first CWG long jump silver medal in Birmingham. Can he perform one more time on the podium in Monaco tonight?

21:30 pm IST

Here are 10 athletes competing in the long jump tonight.

SREESHANKAR – MONACO DIAMOND LEAGUE PRIOR REVIEW

Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will compete at the 2022 Monaco Diamond Tournament in Monaco on Wednesday. This will be his first competition after winning a silver medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

This will be the 23-year-old Indian’s first Diamond League tournament in 2022 after missing the Stockholm leg in June due to visa procedures for the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.

At Birmingham 2022, Sreeshankar, competing in his first CWG, won a silver medal with an effort of 8.08 metres. He was on par with LaQuan Nairn of the Bahamas but the latter was declared the winner of the final as he had a better second-best jump than the Indian.

However, in the Diamond League in Monaco, the competition will be stiffer than the Birmingham CWG. Sreeshankar may have to work hard to reach the finish line on the podium.

The long jump starting list includes Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece and Maykel Masso of Cuba, who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. Olympic silver medalist Juan Miguel Echevarria did not participate in the event.

However, Sreeshankar had his best leap of the season alongside Miltiadis. Both jumped 8.36m this season. It is also Sreeshankar’s best effort and is India’s national record.

But the Greek has a personal best of 8.60m, while Masso isn’t too far behind Sreeshankar’s best attempt with a personal record of 8.39m.