Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a maiden top-three finish in the prestigious Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.09m. In the process, he became the only third Indian to finish in top-three of a Diamond League after Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and former discus thrower Vikas Gowda.

His 8.09m effort was below his season's best of 8.18m, which he recorded while winning gold in an event in Greece last month. The 24-year-old has a personal best of 8.36m that came last year. The competitors in the men's long jump event faced head wind most of the time.