M. Sreeshankar. File
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All eyes will be on the lengthy jump pit the place M. Sreeshankar will make his a lot awaited return from harm within the Indian Grand Prix-3 on the Kanteerava stadium on Monday.
It will be Sreeshankar’s first aggressive meet after the National Games and he’s utilizing the chance to check his health and kind. “Sreeshankar will be taking it a little easy in this meet. He has not set any specific target for himself.
“We just want to test his fitness as we started training only two months ago after the injury sidelined him for nearly three months. He is aiming to reach his peak form by June-July, when he has some important meets lined up in his schedule,” mentioned Sreeshankar’s coach and father S. Murali.
Meanwhile, the nation’s high lengthy jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and Muhammed Anees Yahiya have given the meet a miss. Anees’ brother Muhammed Anas, who ran the 200m in Indian Grand Prix-2, will not be competing right here.
But the presence of Amlan Borgohain, in each 100m and 200m, and his showdown with Amiya Kumar Mallick and Maldives’ Hassan Saaid will headline the dash occasions. In the absence of high quartermilers, V. Muhammed Ajmal, who gained Indian Grand Prix-2, appears to be like the favorite to win the 400m.
In the ladies’s part, Hima Das will proceed her comeback course of within the 200m.Though the sphere appears to be like skinny, Hima, who was disqualified for a foul begin within the Grand Prix-2 in Thiruvananthapuram, will be eager to do effectively right here.
In 400m, Jyothika Sri, who gained Indian Grand Prix-2, will begin because the favorite. V.Okay. Vismaya and Aishwarya Mishra will be Jyothika’s principal rivals. Pranjali Dilip Patil and native woman Unnathi Bollanda will renew their rivalry in 110m hurdles,. Pranjali pipped Unnathi within the Grand Prix-2 in Thiruvananthapuram just lately.
