M Sreeshankar Breaks His Own Record; Qualifies For Tokyo Olympic

Long jumper M Sreeshankar qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games on March 16, besides improving his own national record at the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships. With a splendid 8.26m leap in his fifth attempt, Shreeshankar surpassed the Olympic qualification mark set at 8.22m. Additionally, in the women's 100m sprint finals, while Hima Das suffered a red card for a false start, Tamil Nadu's Dhanalakshmi defeated national record holder Dutee Chand.