Shaili Singh — grit and determination aplenty
The Hindu
There could be ten more like the wonder girl in Jhansi, feels her coach Bobby George
When Shaili Singh spotted Swede Maja Askag training at the long jump area during the recent under-20 Worlds in Nairobi, she got a little excited. Askag, the junior European champion, had a wind-aided 6.80m just weeks earlier and was the favourite for gold (which she would go on to win) but Shaili did not let herself be intimidated. “She started showing off a bit on the runway. I told her, 'that's your big opponent’,” revealed her coach Robert Bobby George in a chat with The Hindu.
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