Indian athletes continue to win hearts with their glittering performances at the CWG 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Murali Sreeshankar, on Thursday (August 04), scripted&nbsp;history after clinching the silver medal in the men's long jump event in Birmingham 2022. The 23-year-old Sreeshankar, thus, has now became&nbsp;the first-ever Indian to claim a silver medal in the men's long jump event at the&nbsp;Games.

The youngster produced a sensational performance in his event with a jump of&nbsp;8.08 metres in his fifth attempt and secured the&nbsp;second spot, behind Bahamas' Laquan Nairn. It is to be noted that&nbsp;Nairn also had the best jump of 8.08 metres. However, he edged past Sreeshankar by a whisker&nbsp;as his second best attempt was of&nbsp;7.98 metres, compared to the Indian counterpart's&nbsp;7.84 metres. Thus, there wasn't much to separate between the two.

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For the unversed, the rules state that if two jumpers are tied on the same distance, the one with a better second-best effort will go past the other to claim the first spot. On the other hand, another talented Indian long jumper&nbsp;Mohammed Anees Yahiya had also qualified for the finals. He, however, finished&nbsp;at the fifth position courtesy of a&nbsp;best jump&nbsp;of 7.97 metres.

Before Sreeshankar's heroics in the ongoing CWG, India's Suresh Babu had settled for&nbsp;bronze in the 1978 edition of the games. Talking about the women's long jumpers from the country, Prajusha Maliakkal fetched silver in the 2010 edition in Delhi whereas legendary athlete Anju Bobby George earned&nbsp;a bronze medal 20 years back.

Indian athletes continue to win hearts with their glittering performances at the CWG 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Murali Sreeshankar, on Thursday (August 04), scripted history after clinching the silver medal in the men's long jump event in Birmingham 2022.

Indian athletes continue to win hearts with their glittering performances at the CWG 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Murali Sreeshankar, on Thursday (August 04), scripted history after clinching the silver medal in the men's long jump event in Birmingham 2022. The 23-year-old Sreeshankar, thus, has now became the first-ever Indian to claim a silver medal in the men's long jump event at the Games. The youngster produced a sensational performance in his event with a jump of 8.08 metres in his fifth attempt and secured the second spot, behind Bahamas' Laquan Nairn. It is to be noted that Nairn also had the best jump of 8.08 metres. However, he edged past Sreeshankar by a whisker as his second best attempt was of 7.98 metres, compared to the Indian counterpart's 7.84 metres. Thus, there wasn't much to separate between the two. ALSO READ | CWG'22, badminton R-16 live streaming: When & where to watch Sindhu-starrer Indian shuttlers' games? For the unversed, the rules state that if two jumpers are tied on the same distance, the one with a better second-best effort will go past the other to claim the first spot. On the other hand, another talented Indian long jumper Mohammed Anees Yahiya had also qualified for the finals. He, however, finished at the fifth position courtesy of a best jump of 7.97 metres. Before Sreeshankar's heroics in the ongoing CWG, India's Suresh Babu had settled for bronze in the 1978 edition of the games. Talking about the women's long jumpers from the country, Prajusha Maliakkal fetched silver in the 2010 edition in Delhi whereas legendary athlete Anju Bobby George earned a bronze medal 20 years back.

CWG'22: History made! Murali Sreeshankar attains BIG feat with silver medal in men's long jump

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has bagged her berth to the upcoming Commonwealth Games by securing a gold medal in the 55kg category in the CWG qualification event.

The 27-year-old lifter from Manipur bagged the top spot in Singapore by lifting a total of 191kg that secured her a spot in Birmingham.

The Indian weightlifter, who secured a silver medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 in the women's 49kg category, has moved up a weight division and is participating in 55kg now.

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"Happy to have qualified for the CWG 2022. My participation would not have been possible without the prompt response of @IndiaSports &amp; @meaMADAD in facilitating the Vaccinated Travel Lane Pass for me and my team, without which we couldn't have travelled to Singapore for the event," Mirabai tweeted on Friday.

Having secured the quota, Mirabai is looking forward to winning gold in CWG as it gives her good preparation for the Asian Games which are expected to be tougher.

The weightlifter was overjoyed with the qualification and said, "Seven months of intense training and my never-ending love for the sport continues to pay off. I would like to extend my thanks to our Ministry of Youth and Affairs, Weightlifting Federation of India, SAI and all the other stakeholders who have helped me reach here. I am determined to work harder and do everything I can to grab the gold medal again for my country in the CWG."

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The qualification event allows the top eight lifters in each category to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham out of which Chanu has assured a spot not only in the 49kg category but also in the 55kg category for India.

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has bagged her berth to the upcoming Commonwealth Games by securing a gold medal in the 55kg category in the CWG qualification event.

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has bagged her berth to the upcoming Commonwealth Games by securing a gold medal in the 55kg category in the CWG qualification event. The 27-year-old lifter from Manipur bagged the top spot in Singapore by lifting a total of 191kg that secured her a spot in Birmingham. The Indian weightlifter, who secured a silver medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 in the women's 49kg category, has moved up a weight division and is participating in 55kg now. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal beats World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev to enter Mexican Open final "Happy to have qualified for the CWG 2022. My participation would not have been possible without the prompt response of @IndiaSports & @meaMADAD in facilitating the Vaccinated Travel Lane Pass for me and my team, without which we couldn't have travelled to Singapore for the event," Mirabai tweeted on Friday. Having secured the quota, Mirabai is looking forward to winning gold in CWG as it gives her good preparation for the Asian Games which are expected to be tougher. The weightlifter was overjoyed with the qualification and said, "Seven months of intense training and my never-ending love for the sport continues to pay off. I would like to extend my thanks to our Ministry of Youth and Affairs, Weightlifting Federation of India, SAI and all the other stakeholders who have helped me reach here. I am determined to work harder and do everything I can to grab the gold medal again for my country in the CWG." ALSO READ: Poland will not play World Cup qualifying match against Russia, says Polish FA head Cezary Kulesza The qualification event allows the top eight lifters in each category to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham out of which Chanu has assured a spot not only in the 49kg category but also in the 55kg category for India.

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu qualifies for Commonwealth Games 2022 with a golden lift

The madness associated with viewers when ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lock horns is nothing new. But little is known about their relationship off the court.

So when Sindhu was asked to throw some light on her relationship with Nehwal, she said they are friends but hi and bye types only.&nbsp;

&ldquo;We&rsquo;re friends, like hi-bye&hellip; and that&rsquo;s it,&rdquo; Sindhu told a leading daily.

The Rio Olympics silver medallist also admitted that there was a rivalry between the two but clarified that it was not a big issue as people often mistook the aggression players showed during a match. &nbsp;

&ldquo;Rivalry is always there. When you play on court, everybody wants to win, both have the aggression to win. The rivalry is good in a way, everybody has that nowadays.&rdquo;

Sindhu and Saina are being trained under the same roof ever since the former made a surprise return to Gopichand&rsquo;s academy, but says that despite that they don&#39;t have time to talk.&nbsp;

&ldquo;We play together during practice but there&rsquo;s not much time to get interactive and talk to each other because we have our training sessions,&rdquo; said Sindhu.

Sindhu is currently involved in PBL with Chennai Smashers while Saina is part of Awadhe Warriors.

Rio Olympics silver medallist also admitted that there was a rivalry between the two

The madness associated with viewers when ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lock horns is nothing new. But little is known about their relationship off the court. So when Sindhu was asked to throw some light on her relationship with Nehwal, she said they are friends but hi and bye types only. “We’re friends, like hi-bye… and that’s it,” Sindhu told a leading daily. The Rio Olympics silver medallist also admitted that there was a rivalry between the two but clarified that it was not a big issue as people often mistook the aggression players showed during a match. “Rivalry is always there. When you play on court, everybody wants to win, both have the aggression to win. The rivalry is good in a way, everybody has that nowadays.” Sindhu and Saina are being trained under the same roof ever since the former made a surprise return to Gopichand’s academy, but says that despite that they don't have time to talk. “We play together during practice but there’s not much time to get interactive and talk to each other because we have our training sessions,” said Sindhu. Sindhu is currently involved in PBL with Chennai Smashers while Saina is part of Awadhe Warriors.

PV?Sindhu on friendship with Saina Nehwal: We are hi and bye types friends

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