Tears welled up in the eyes of K S Bijimol as she watched her son, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, struggle with an injury and fail to complete all his attempts in the Asian Games competition in Japan.

India In Athletics At Asian Games 2026 Updates: India won six athletics medals on Day 9 at Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Yash Vir Singh and Rohit Yadav's silver-bronze in men's javelin and Vithya Ramraj's national record-breaking bronze in women's 400m hurdles were the big highlights.

India is one of the athletics powerhouses in Asian Games and the country is expected to preserve that reputation this time also, though without superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who has pulled out due to an injury.

Two years ago, Murali Sreeshankar was told by the surgeons attending to him after his career-threatening injury that he might never run again, leave alone competing in a long jump event.

Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar admitted he was "happy" to win a second consecutive Commonwealth Games silver medal but remained "not satisfied" after falling short of his goal of clinching gold.

Murali Sreeshankar added another chapter to Indian athletics history on Wednesday, becoming the country's first double medallist in Commonwealth Games with a long jump silver.

Glasgow's unpredictable weather has become as much a talking point as the medals themselves at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games 2026 Updates Day 7: Dilip Gavit won India's third gold of the Games, while Mohammed Basil and Murali Sreeshankar won silvers. Indian boxers' special performance assured the nation of six more medals on Day 7.

CWG 2026 India Schedule, Day 7: An action-packed day awaits India in the Commonwealth Games. There will be seven athletics medals on offer, while six boxers are one win away from assuring India of medals

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5, Updates: Sharmila Dhankar has won gold in women's para shot put and Sarvesh Anil Kushare has clinched silver in men's high jump, taking India's medal tally to ten on Day 5.