Shaili is more or less like me, will be happy to see her break my record, says Anju Bobby George

Shaili Singh is nonetheless being touted as the next being thing in Indian athletics

Small, frail and not even in 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 “more or less like” her 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 championships, , though wind assisted, in the long jump final in Nairobi on Sunday.