CWG 2026: Sreeshankar, Sathyanathan Qualify for Long Jump Finals

On Monday, Lokesh Sathyanathan made it to the Commonwealth Games men’s long jump final on the strength of his top 12 finish, while M Sreeshankar did so by meeting the automatic qualifying criteria.

Murali Sreeshankar met the automatic qualifying mark of 8.00m with an 8.01m leap on his very first attempt in Group A. He held a season’s best of 8.38m entering the event. The qualifying criteria is either 8 meters or at least the top 12 athletes.

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Sajan Prakash’s Wonderful Performance

After placing sixth fastest overall in the heats at the Commonwealth Games on Monday, Sajan Prakash, a two time Olympian, advanced to the men’s 200m butterfly final. With a time of 1:58.59 seconds, he placed second in Heat 2, behind Scotland’s Duncan Scott (1:58.29 seconds), qualifying for the eight man final scheduled for later tonight.

Tejas Shirse’s Outstanding Game

On Monday, national record holder Tejas Shirse qualified for the Commonwealth Games men’s 110m hurdles final with a time of 13.76 seconds, making him the first Indian to do so. He placed sixth overall in the heats. With a timing of 13.20 seconds, Samuel Bennett of England, who is the overall leader, won Heat 1, with the 24 year old Shirse finishing third.