NEW DELHI: Nineteen-year-old lengthy jumper Shaili Singh is being hailed because the rightful successor to the mythical Anju Bobby George. Along with her points of interest all set at the nearest Asian Games, Shaili objectives to reserve a coveted gold medal, marking the top of her budding profession.
Just lately, Shaili accomplished her first global medal, a bronze, on the esteemed Seiko Yellowish Magnificent Prix in Japan. Lately ranked because the govern lengthy jumper in Asia and protecting the seventeenth place globally this season, Shaili’s important jump of 6.76m on the Indian Magnificent Prix in Bengaluru in April serves as a testomony to her remarkable ability.
This soar now not simplest playgrounds her because the second-best Indian girl in historical past but in addition comes remarkably alike to her schoolmaster Anju Bobby George’s nationwide file of 6.83m, which has stood sturdy for 19 years.
“I and my coach are preparing for a gold (in the Asian Games). We are ready for that. We are working hard to reach a level of performance to achieve that,” Shaili instructed PTI on Saturday.
“After that win (in Japan), I was not well. But, I am now at my best. I have done well in the Indian Grand Prix as well as in Japan, so I am confident that I will do my best everywhere,” she stated forward of her match on Sunday within the Nationwide Inter-Environment Championship right here.
Within the 2018 Asian Video games in Jakarta, the gold-medal winner had jumped 6.55m, generation Bharat’s Neena Varakil had clinched silver with an try of 6.51m.
Shaili trains underneath Anju’s husband Robert, who could also be a high-performance schoolteacher on the Sports activities Authority of Bharat’s Nationwide Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Shaili, representing Uttar Pradesh, can be up in opposition to Varakil and alternative extra skilled jumpers like Ancy Sojan and Nayana James within the Nationwide Inter-Environment Championship.
“Competition with seniors gives you confidence in a way but at the same time makes you nervous. It will be good for me and I will enjoy it.”
Shaili can be competing within the Asian Championships in Thailand from July 12 to 16. She could also be within the reckoning for the Global Championships (August 19-27) in Budapest, Hungary.
Although she is but to breach the 6.85m automated qualification mark for the Global Championships, Shaili can put together it to the worldwide showpiece’s lengthy soar match — the place 36 athletes will compete — in the course of the international score quota. She is recently at thirty fifth spot within the Highway to Budapest chart ready by means of Global Athletics.
“I am competing at the Asian Championships this month, then the World Championships in August and the Asian Games after that. I am preparing for these three major events.”
Requested concerning the humid climate right here, she stated, “In Bangalore, I trained in all types of weather, so I have acclimatised in all sorts of weather. I don’t see any problem because of this weather.
Just lately, Shaili accomplished her first global medal, a bronze, on the esteemed Seiko Yellowish Magnificent Prix in Japan. Lately ranked because the govern lengthy jumper in Asia and protecting the seventeenth place globally this season, Shaili’s important jump of 6.76m on the Indian Magnificent Prix in Bengaluru in April serves as a testomony to her remarkable ability.
This soar now not simplest playgrounds her because the second-best Indian girl in historical past but in addition comes remarkably alike to her schoolmaster Anju Bobby George’s nationwide file of 6.83m, which has stood sturdy for 19 years.
“I and my coach are preparing for a gold (in the Asian Games). We are ready for that. We are working hard to reach a level of performance to achieve that,” Shaili instructed PTI on Saturday.
“After that win (in Japan), I was not well. But, I am now at my best. I have done well in the Indian Grand Prix as well as in Japan, so I am confident that I will do my best everywhere,” she stated forward of her match on Sunday within the Nationwide Inter-Environment Championship right here.
Within the 2018 Asian Video games in Jakarta, the gold-medal winner had jumped 6.55m, generation Bharat’s Neena Varakil had clinched silver with an try of 6.51m.
Shaili trains underneath Anju’s husband Robert, who could also be a high-performance schoolteacher on the Sports activities Authority of Bharat’s Nationwide Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Shaili, representing Uttar Pradesh, can be up in opposition to Varakil and alternative extra skilled jumpers like Ancy Sojan and Nayana James within the Nationwide Inter-Environment Championship.
“Competition with seniors gives you confidence in a way but at the same time makes you nervous. It will be good for me and I will enjoy it.”
Shaili can be competing within the Asian Championships in Thailand from July 12 to 16. She could also be within the reckoning for the Global Championships (August 19-27) in Budapest, Hungary.
Although she is but to breach the 6.85m automated qualification mark for the Global Championships, Shaili can put together it to the worldwide showpiece’s lengthy soar match — the place 36 athletes will compete — in the course of the international score quota. She is recently at thirty fifth spot within the Highway to Budapest chart ready by means of Global Athletics.
“I am competing at the Asian Championships this month, then the World Championships in August and the Asian Games after that. I am preparing for these three major events.”
Requested concerning the humid climate right here, she stated, “In Bangalore, I trained in all types of weather, so I have acclimatised in all sorts of weather. I don’t see any problem because of this weather.
“Closing yr, I suffered a again trauma and as a result of that I misplaced many months. The comeback used to be tough closing yr. I’m now totally are compatible and able for festival.”
