Murali Sreeshankar jumps 8.06m on the third attempt, rises in the road to Tokyo Rankings

Murali Sreeshankar has found a leap of 8.06m, affirming his lead in the men's long jump final at the halfway stage.

With this, he has also entered the 36 available spots of the Road to Tokyo World Championships Rankings after having an average of 1196 from the 5 events he has played so far.

Now, he just needs to finish the competition at the top here in Chennai or better his mark and jump up further ahead in the rankings to finish in the top 36 road to Tokyo Rankings.