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Murali Sreeshankar clinched a silver medal in the Men's long jump final with a mark of 8.08 meters at the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

Sreeshankar became the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the long jump event

The gold went to Laquan Nairn of Bahamas, while Jovan van Vuuren of South Africa claimed the bronze medal.

Sreeshankar started with a successful jump of 7.60 meters in his first attempt. He took a smooth jump as he jumped to the mark of 7.84 meters with complete ease on his second attempt. In his third attempt, he again took a jump of 7.84 meters.

In the second round of the final, Sreeshankar committed a foul attempt, stepping over the whiteboard. In his fifth attempt, he made a stunning comeback in the game and registered a massive jump of 8.08 meters, taking him to the second spot on the competition.

In the sixth and last attempt, he committed a foul attempt and had to settle for the silver medal.

The other long jumper from India, Muhammed Anees Yahiya registered a successful jump of 7.97 meters to finish in the fifth position.

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India has so far won 20 medals in the championship and are currently in the seventh position in the medals tally.