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Sreeshankar confident that he can nail 8.35m leap in Tokyo
22 May 2021, 20:37 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Long jumper M Sreeshankar is confident about his chances at the Tokyo Olympic Games, believing that an 8.35m jump will earn him a medal in the showpiece event scheduled to be held from July 23.
The 22-year-old, now training in the Government Medical College in Palakkad, Kerala, said his realistic aim would be to jump between 8.35m and 8.40m as his father and coach Muralidaran has envisaged. I am figuring out my performance parameters every day. I am getting closer to that big target. There is good enough time left to sharpen the skills, said Sreeshankar in a media interaction facilitated by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Saturday.
Bhavani Devi credits parents for success
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13 May 2021, 03:27 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Sabre fencer Bhavani Devi, who created history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games, on Wednesday said that she is looking forward to giving her best performance in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. It will be the first time when most of our country will watch fencing and will watch me play, so will give my best performance in front of them, she said at a media interaction facilitated by the Sports Authority of India.
By winning a quota through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) method after the Budapest World Cup in March, the 27-year-old from Chennai marked a major milestone in a long journey. She had started her career by training with bamboo sticks. The sense of excitement on becoming the first fencer to represent India at the Olympics isn t lost on Bhavani.