Tokyo Olympics: Indian athletics should make it count this time 

Can Murali Sreeshankar do at the Tokyo Olympics what Anju Bobby George could not?

Murali Sreeshankar - Can he pick up where Anju Bobby George left off?

Another medal hopeful from India is long jumper Murali Sreeshankar. He recently broke India's national record in the sport with a leap of 8.26 meters.

Long jump isn't exactly India's forte. However, the long jumper from Kerala can make it count at the Tokyo Olympics. Had he jumped the same height at the Rio Olympics, he would've missed a historic bronze by just three centimeters. Going beyond the 8.3-meter mark could guarantee him a Tokyo Olympics medal.

The last time any Indian attempted to make it count in the long jump was Anju Bobby George. She is the first-ever Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. Anju also made it to the finals of the Athens Olympics the very next year in 2003. However, she finished an agonizing fifth despite breaking the national record.

So can Murali Sreeshankar do what Anju Bobby George could not? He may well, since he is in peak form right now. India will be hoping he gives his best at the Tokyo Olympics and brings back a historic medal.