Murali Sreeshankar will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics due to knee surgery.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who missed the 2024 Paris Olympics due to a knee injury, recently underwent surgery in Doha. The 25-year-old, an Asian and Commonwealth Games silver medalist, shared the news on Instagram on Wednesday.
“The operation was successful under the guidance of Dr. Bruno Olory at Aspetar Hospital in Doha. Thank you everyone for all your love and blessings during this difficult phase. 18 hours after surgery and I’m already walking,” Sreeshankar wrote on Instagram.
Dr. Olory is a French orthopedic surgeon.
Sreeshankar had injured his left knee while training in Palakkad earlier this month.
He was selected for the Paris Olympics in July 2023 when he won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in Bangkok with a jump of 8.37 m (Olympic entry standard 8.27 m).
In June last year, Sreeshankar had become only the third Indian to finish among the top three in a Diamond League meeting with a third-place finish.
“Life writes strange scenarios, and sometimes there is courage to accept it and move on. That’s what I will do. My journey back started the minute I injured my knee. The road is going to be long, difficult and will require a lot of work from me,” Sreeshankar had said while announcing his withdrawal from the Olympics.
With PTI inputs
