India at World Athletics Championships Day 2 LIVE – WAC 2022 LIVE Results: Men’s long jump final: India had yet another disappointing day on Day 2 of the World Athletics Championship. All eyes were on Murali Sreeshankar, who finished on seventh place with a best jump of 7.96m. Parul Chaudhary recorded her personal best in women 3000m steeplechase but failed to make it past the 3000m women heats. Her timing read 9:38.09, and finished 12th in her heat. MP Jabir also made an early exit, finishing seventh in his heat with 50.76. Follow World Athletics Championships Update with InsideSport.IN
India at World Athletics – Day 2 RESULTS
- 3000 M Steephlechase: Meanwhile, Parul Chaudhary recorded her personal best in women 3000m steeplechase but failed to make it past the heats. Her timing read 9:38.09, and finished 12th in her heat.
- 400M Hurdles Heat: MP Jabir also made an early exit, finishing seventh in his heat with 50.76.
- LONG JUMP FINAL: Murali Sreeshankar finishes 7th in World Finals. He had a best attempt of 7.96Meter.
- Men’s 100M Final: Fred Kerley wins Men’s 100 Meter title with timing of 9.86 Sec. USA has also taken Silver & Bronze Medals of the showpiece event. Brace Yaaself (Silver) & Trayvon Bromell wins Bronze medal with timing of 9.88 Secs.
With Sreeshankar having reached the final with a good jump of 8m, there were genuine expectations of a better show. The Kerala jumped did well in the first attempt with a leap of 7.96m, which put him in the lead in the first round.
However, things began to fall flat in the next couple of rounds with the Indian registering fouls in succession. During the time, other finalists started to perform with 8m plus jumps. The pressure was on Sreeshankar to get his A game in the finals, which never came.
Having registered a 8.36m in the year, one knew he would be able to deliver, but he failed when it mattered most. Of his six attempts, three of them were fouls and the other two legal jumps were 7.83 and 7.89. It capped of a disappointing show for India and Sreeshankar’s journey in the World Championships, where Jianan Wang delivered gold with a 8.36m jump.
Earlier, things did not go according to plan for both Parul Chaudhary and MP Jabir in the 3000m women steeplechase and 400m hurdles respectively. Parul might have achieved ger personal best in her event, but she could not even make it to the next round. To be fair, even achieving a PB is decent enough for her at such a prestigious event.
Jabir did not make much impression in his event as well. The 400m hurdler finished last in the second heat of the event. He registered a timing of 50.76, which was never going to be enough for him to make it into the next round.
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