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Athens: Having started his season with early success in an international jumping meet in Greece, Commonwealth Games medallist Murali Sreeshankar is looking forward to continuing that throughout the busy and challenging competitive season leading to Asian Games in China. Sreeshankar clinched gold with a jump of 8.18m at the International Jumping Meet 2023 in Kallithea, Greece earlier this month. In a release issued by the Inspire Institute of Sport, Sreeshankar talked about his thought process during the meet in Greece. "I didn't quite intend to push this hard, but of course, 8.20m was my target for this competition. I had competed in two meets prior as preparatory competitions to check where my body stood at that time. The competitive phase of the season has just started. So, I didn't want to push that hard, but of course, since 8.20m was my target for this competition, I wanted to hit my target," the 24-year-old was quoted as saying in the release. The 24-year-old from Kerala said he struggled to hit the mark he had set for himself for the meet in Greece. Sreeshankar, who won a silver medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, said, "The wind played a major part on the day and this was the first time in Kallithea that we faced a headwind. Usually, we have a good tailwind and the day before when we had the warm-up, the conditions were quite ideal. I was not quite able to get into my rhythm, so I had to keep my approach more in front because I was lacking some speed also." The International Jumping Meet 2023 held in Greece was the Inspire Institute of Sport athlete's first competitive meet after injury. "This was my second international competition of the season but my first competitive tournament. I have not been able to ...