India is eyeing for a medal at the World Athletics Championship after Malayali long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar qualified for the finals on Saturday. He reached into the finals after securing second place in Group B.
In his second attempt, the Keralite crossed the 8-meter mark that is needed for qualifying for finals. He was ranked eighth among 12 athletes who qualified for finals.
Meanwhile, Muhammed Anees Yahiya and Jeswin Aldrin failed to qualify.
The 23-year-old Sreeshankar has also been a consistent performer this season. He had another big jump of 8.31m in an event in Greece before winning gold at the National Inter-State Championships with a leap of 8.23m.
The final event will take place on Sunday.
