Shaili Singh confident about breaking mentor Anju Bobby George's national record

She is just 19 and two years into the senior circuit but Shaili Singh is already Indias number one woman long jumper and is looking to break her mentor Anju Bobby Georges national record this yearIn April Shaili jumped 676m the second longest distance by an Indian woman behind the legendary Anjus 683m which has stood for 19 yearsAnju herself believes that her protege could erase her national recordAnju madam says I can break her record since I am very near to it 7cm short and she wants that to happen this year She says I am in that range and so I feel I can do it Shaili said after the womens long jump qualifying round at the National InterState Athletics Championship here on SundayShe made it to the final round in third place with a best jump of 627m behind Kerala jumpers Ancy Sojan and Nayana JamesSojan breached the Asian Games mark of 645m with a best effort of 649m while James produced 631mI lost one month this year while recovering from an injury I am getting fitter I feel I can do 670m to 680m said Sojan whose personal best is 656m when asked what her target distance isShaili said she will try to jump farther in the final on Monday She has already breached the Asian Games qualifying mark with that 676m jump in Bengaluru in April and 665m effort while finishing third at the prestigious Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Japan last monthI tried to cross 645m Asian Games qualifying mark but it did not happen But I am still happy I will improve in the finalShe said the hot and humid condition at the Kalinga Stadium here is like having a Sauna Bath The conditions are difficult but the target given to me by my coach is to do better than the 676m that I had done in Bangalore in AprilShe trains at the Anju Bobby George Sports Foundation in Bengaluru under Anjus husband Robert who is also a high performance coach with the Sports Authority of IndiaAlso Read Top Indian athletes aim for Asian Games qualification at National InterState Senior Athletics ChampionshipsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever