We have a good chance to win two medals in CWG: long jumper Sreeshankar
Indian long jumper M. Sreeshankar is preparing for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, expressing optimism about winning medals. He notes that training on specific track surfaces and monitoring international competition changes are key parts of his strategy.
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In his “best physical condition ever”, long jumper M. Sreeshankar, who missed the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham on countback, cannot wait to “change the colour of the metal” when the athletics competition gets underway at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on July 27.
“This time, the chances are looking really good. We have a good opportunity to win two medals (Lokesh Sathyanathan and I),” the 27-year-old said during a virtual media interaction on Tuesday.
Sreeshankar says that the 2023 World Championships silver medallist and Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist Wayne Pinnock might not compete in Glasgow because he is in the process of switching his sporting allegiance from Jamaica to Turkiye.
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