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| {{Short description|Indian long jumper}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Murali Sreeshankar]] |
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| {{Indian name|Sreeshankar|Murali}}
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| {{Infobox sportsperson
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| | name = M. Sreeshankar
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| | event = [[Long jump]]
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| | coach = S. Murali
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| | alma_mater =[[ Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjkode]], [[Government Victoria College, Palakkad|Government Victoria College]]<ref name=breaking>{{cite news |title=Breaking furniture, records too! |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/m-sreeshankar-long-jump-national-record-athletics-palakkad/article26080538.ece |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=24 January 2019}}</ref>
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|3|27}}
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| | birth_place = [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], India
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| | pb = 8.26 m ([[Patiala]], 2021)([[List of Indian records in athletics|NR]])
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| {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Junior Athletics Championships]]}} | |
| {{MedalBronze|[[2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|2018 Gifu]]|Long jump}}
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| '''Murali Sreeshankar''' (born 27 March 1999), commonly known as '''M. Sreeshankar''', is an Indian athlete who competes in the [[long jump]] event. Murali Sreeshankar won himself a long jump berth at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking his own national record to set a new mark of 8.26m at the Federation Cup in Patiala<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiMarch 16|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=March 16|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 19:01|title=Long Jump: Sreeshankar sets new national record at Federation Cup, books Tokyo Olympics ticket|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/murali-sreeshankar-tokyo-olympics-qualification-long-jump-8-26m-new-national-record-1780042-2021-03-16|access-date=2021-07-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
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| ==Career==
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| In March 2018, Sreeshankar cleared a 7.99 m jump at the Federation Cup in [[Patiala]].<ref name=silver/> He was named in the Indian contingent for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] but had to pull out 10 days before the April event after being diagnosed with [[appendicitis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Long jumper Sreeshankar's CWG dreams over |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/long-jumper-sreeshankars-cwg-dreams-over/articleshow/63454882.cms |accessdate=26 August 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=25 March 2018}}</ref> Following an emergency appendix surgery, he was placed on a [[liquid diet]], which resulted in significant weight loss and an inability to walk properly.<ref name=fpost/> Two months later, he participated in the [[2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships]] in [[Gifu]] despite having "less strength, speed and focus" from before the illness and won bronze with a jump of 7.47 metres.<ref name=silver>{{cite news |title=Long jumper Sreeshankar finds silver lining in Junior Asian bronze |url=https://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/23768845/on-comeback-serious-injury-long-jumper-m-sreeshankar-finds-silver-lining-junior-asian-championships-bronze-medal |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=ESPN.in |date=12 June 2018}}</ref> At the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's long jump|2018 Asian Games]] in [[Jakarta]], he "struggled with run-up issues"<ref>{{cite news |title=Sreeshankar gets into 8.50m form, confident of big jumps this season |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/indian-athletics-long-jump-m-sreeshankar-asian-record/article26333608.ece |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=22 February 2019}}</ref> and finished sixth in the final with 7.95 metres.<ref name=fpost/>
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| In September 2018, Sreeshankar broke the [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] at the National Open Athletics Championships in [[Bhubaneswar]] where he achieved a jump of 8.20 metres. It was also the world leading jump of the season among under-20 athletes<ref>{{cite news |title=Sreeshankar breaks national long-jump record with season's U-20 best in world |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/sreeshankar-breaks-national-long-jump-record-with-seasons-u-20-best-in-world/articleshow/65984746.cms? |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=27 September 2018}}</ref> and made him the first Indian athlete to qualify for the [[2019 World Athletics Championships]] scheduled to be held in September–October in [[Doha]].<ref>{{cite news |title=National Open Athletics: Sreeshankar and Anjali first to qualify |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/national-open-athletics-sreeshankar-and-anjali-first-to-qualify/article25673890.ece |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=5 December 2018}}</ref>
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| Sreeshankar Murali failed to qualify for the finals in men's long jump as he finished with a best leap of 7.62m, while the qualification mark was set at 8.15 in IAAF World Championships at Doha. Murli Sreeshankar finished 22nd out of 27 jumpers.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DohaSeptember 27|first1=India Today Web Desk|last2=September 27|first2=2019UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2019 21:05|title=IAAF World Championships: Sreeshankar fails to qualify for final in long jump|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/athletics/story/iaaf-world-championships-sreeshankar-fails-to-qualify-for-final-in-long-jump-1604005-2019-09-27|access-date=2021-07-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
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| Once Sreeshankar Murali faced left heel injury, which sidelined him for three weeks. Sreeshankar showed concern over his Asian Championship qualification chances and has requested Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to allow him to appear for a trial after he recovers by the beginning of next month.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiMarch 10|first1=Aditya K. Halder New|last2=March 10|first2=2019UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2019 09:51|title=Heel injury forces Sreeshankar out of Federation Cup|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/sreeshankar-heel-injury-federation-cup-long-jump-1474439-2019-03-10|access-date=2021-07-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
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| ==Personal life==
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| Sreeshankar was a state-level under-10 champion in [[50 metres]] and [[100 metres]],<ref name=fpost/> but switched from [[sprinting]] to long jump at the age of 13.<ref>{{cite news |title=Long Jump prodigy Sreeshankar, on cusp of 8-metre club, eyes Asian Games and Junior Worlds |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/long-jump-prodigy-sreeshankar-on-the-cusp-of-8-metre-club-eyes-asian-games-and-junior-worlds-5092490/ |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 March 2018}}</ref>It was his father, though, a triple jumper, who noticed his potential as a sprinter when a four-year-old Sreeshankar began accompanying him to his practices.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=July 10|first1=Jeemon Jacob Kochi|last2=July 19|first2=2021 ISSUE DATE|last3=July 10|first3=2021UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2021 11:59|title=High flyer {{!}} M. Sreeshankar|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20210719-high-flyer-m-sreeshankar-1825907-2021-07-10|access-date=2021-07-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He is coached by his father S. Murali who is a former [[triple jump]] athlete and silver medalist at the [[South Asian Games]]. His mother [[K. S. Bijimol]] had won silver medal in [[800 metres]] at the [[1992 Asian Junior Athletics Championships]].<ref name=fpost>{{cite news |title=Long jumper M Sreeshankar looks beyond Tokyo Olympics 2020 after impressive run at European circuit |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/long-jumper-m-sreeshankar-looks-beyond-tokyo-olympics-2020-after-impressive-run-at-european-circuit-7057681.html |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=25 July 2019}}</ref> His sister Sreeparvathy is a [[heptathlon|heptathlete]].<ref name=breaking/> As of August 2019, Sreeshankar is pursuing [[BSc]] in mathematics at the [[Government Victoria College, Palakkad|Government Victoria College]], [[Palakkad]].<ref name=breaking/><ref name=n18>{{cite news |title=Journey Has Just Begun, Says Record-holding Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/journey-has-just-begun-says-record-holding-long-jumper-murali-sreeshankar-2281353.html |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=News18 |date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
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| [[File:Sreeshankar at KV Kanjikode.jpg|thumb|Sreeshankar at his alma mater]]
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| [[File:Sreeshankar addressing a gathering at KV Kanjikode.jpg|thumb]]
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| Sreeshankar completed his schooling from [[Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode]] and had won Gold Medal in National School Senior Athletics Long Jump with National Record (7.57 m) at SGFI Meet held at Pune while he was in Class XII.<ref>{{cite web |title=SGFI Long Jump - National Record to Sreeshankar M |url=http://kv-library.blogspot.com/2017/01/sgfi-long-jump-national-record-to.html |website=Library Blog Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode |publisher=KV Kanjikode |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> Sreeshankar was equally good in academics and had passed CBSE AISSE (Class X) with A+ in all subjects.<ref>{{cite web |title=AISSE 2015 Results KV Kanjikode |url=https://kv-library.blogspot.com/2015/05/aisse-2015-results-kv-kanjikode.html |website=Library Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode |publisher=KV Kanjikode}}</ref> He also secured third rank in the Vidyalaya in CBSE AISSCE 2017 with 96%.<ref>{{cite web |title=AISSCE 2017 - RESULTS OF CLASS XII KV Kanjikode |url=http://kv-library.blogspot.com/2017/05/aissce-2017-results-of-class-xii.html |website=Library KV Kanjikode |publisher=KV Kanjikode}}</ref>
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| Sreeshankar is part of the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme started by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]. He is sponsored by [[JSW Group#JSW Sports|JSW Sports]] and supported by JSW's [[Inspire Institute of Sport]] in [[Bellary district]], Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news |title=Longing to jump into international league |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2019/feb/06/longing-to-jump-into-international-league-1935054.html |accessdate=9 September 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=6 February 2019}}</ref>
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