Track and Field | Long Jump Sreeshankar Skip Asian C’ship, Open Season in July

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Commonwealth and Asian Games silver medalist Long Jumper M. Sreeshankar will miss the Asian Track and Field Championships to begin on May 27 in the Korean city of Gumi.

Sreeshankar was forced to suffer a knee injury and missed last year’s Paris Olympics – he underwent surgery in Qatar – now out for a full year and is planning to resume the game carefully.

“I’m healthy and just started my jump training…it’s going to take some time,” Asian champion silver medalist Sreeshankar told Hindu Saturday night from Palakkad.

“I will only start my race season in July, probably one of the European or Indian Opens.

“I’m not focusing on the Asian Championships this time, my goal is to prepare for the World Championships (September 13-21 in Tokyo).

Sreeshankar – ranked second in the world long jump performance of 8.41 million in early 2023, so it will miss the National Federal Senior Championship (known earlier as the Federal Cup), which began on Monday at the stadium in Maharaja.

This meeting will be the selection trial of the Asian Championship next month.

“I will go to Qatar next week for a final round of consultations with the doctors there. On the way back, I may go to the stadium.”