35th Jimmy George Foundation Award presented to Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar for the best sportsperson of Kerala.
He is a Commonwealth Games and Asian Games silver medalist in the long jump.
He had won silver medals at the Asian Games in China and the Asian Championships in Thailand.
He had earlier won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Britain.
The award consists of a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a plaque.
The name of award is kept after former Indian volleyball legend Jimmy George, who was the youngest volleyball player to win the Arjuna Award.
A committee consisting of Jimmy George’s brother, Jose (committee head), Robert Bobby, Sebastian, and Stanley decided on the award to give it to Murali.
On December 22, Murali Sreeshankar will receive the Jimmy George Award at the Jimmy George Sports Academy in Kannur.
This year, Sreeshankar is ranked fourth in the world long jump list.
