: She’s like me: Anju Bobby George predicts bright future for Shaili Singh after silver at U-20 Worlds #IndiaNEWS Small, frail and not even in the top three – that was Shaili Singh when Anju Bobby

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She’s like me: Anju Bobby George predicts bright future for Shaili Singh after silver at U-20 Worlds #IndiaNEWS
Small, frail and not even in the top three – that was Shaili Singh when Anju Bobby George first saw her but the iconic Indian long jumper still decided to mentor her as she found the youngster to be pretty much like her own slef with a never-say-die attitude.Shaili was 13 at that time and had finished fifth in a national meet.Now 17, she announced her arrival on the big stage by winning a silver in the under-20 world athletics championships, missing out on a historic gold by a mere 1 cm with a 6.59m effort, though wind-assisted, in the long jump final in Nairobi on Sunday.The Jhansi-born athlete, raised by a single mother who worked as a tailor to support her, missed a chance to join the likes of Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and star quarter-miler Hima Das who won gold medals in 2016 and 2018 respectively. She is nonetheless being touted as the next big thing in Indian athletics.“When I saw her steely resolve and of course her body structure and muscle, I knew she was suited for long jump, I knew she would go a long way,� Anju told PTI in an interview.“Later, I found out that she is a fast...Read more

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