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Asian Games and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Sreeshankar Murali pulls out of Paris Olympics
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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In an emotional Instagram post, Murali revealed that it felt like a nightmare after he injured himself during the training session and will have to go under surgery.
Sreeshankar Murali withdraws from the 2024 Paris Olympics with less than 100 days to spare due to a knee injury. In an emotional Instagram post, Murali revealed that it felt like a nightmare after he injured himself during the training session and will have to go under surgery.
“All my life, I’ve dared to look a setback in the eye, accept situations I can’t change, and work hard at dictating the outcomes of those I can. Unfortunately, my Paris Olympic Games dream is over in what feels like a nightmare but is a reality,” Sreeshankar posted on Instagram.
Sreeshankar was the only Indian athlete to feature in the long jump competition in the upcoming Paris Olympics. Last year, he won silver medal at the Asian Athletics Championships, Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok.
“I suffered a knee injury during training on Tuesday, and all the tests and consultations later, it’s been decided that I would need surgery, ruling me out of the one single thing I have chased relentlessly all these years,” the 25-year-old said.
“To wake up healthy every day, and watch yourself get into the best shape of your life, is every athlete’s dream. I was living it, until this incident. Life writes strange scripts, and sometimes there is courage in accepting it and moving on. That’s what I will do. My journey to a comeback began the minute I injured my knee This road will be long, difficult and will take a lot out of me. The good thing is, I have a lot to give. I will overcome this, because that’s what Mamba Mentality is all about,” Sreeshankar wrote.
He had also won silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and also had a significant season at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
“I will need your prayers, love and positive energy. I may jump alone, but it takes a collective push before every leap. This is my biggest one yet,” he signed off.
A total of 205 delegations will parade at the grandiose opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on more than 80 boats on the Seine. The ceremony will drift slowly from east to west, bridge to bridge, snaking six kilometers (3.7 miles) from Pont d’Austerlitz to Pont d’Iéna.
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