The Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024 suffered an enormous blow with ace athlete Murali Sreeshankar ruling himself out of the upcoming match due to an injury on Thursday, April 18. Ace lengthy jumper revealed a knee injury he suffered whereas coaching and confirmed his determination to pull again from the Summer Olympic Games beginning on July 26.
The 25-year-old athlete from Kerala secured the Paris Olympics qualification after famously clinching Silver within the Asian Athletics Championships in July 2023. He additionally completed second within the just lately 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou to elevate India’s hopes for a medal within the Olympic Games however an unlucky knee injury guidelines him out of the upcoming Paris Games.
“Unfortunately, in what feels like a nightmare, but is a reality, my Paris Olympics dream is over,” Sreeshankar wrote in his Instagram publish. “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’ve chased relentlessly all these years. All my life, I had the courage to look at a setback in the eye, accept situations I can’t change, and work hard at dictating the outcomes of those I can.”
Murali stays India’s solely athlete to win a Silver medal within the lengthy leap occasion in the Commonwealth Games and his injury exit comes as an enormous blow to the Indian contingent for the Summer Olympics.
“Life writes strange scripts, and some times 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. The road is going to be long, difficult and will take a lot out of me. The good thing is, I’ve a lot to give. I will overcome this, because that’s what Mamba Mentality is all about,” Sreeshankar added.
