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Exceptionally talented long jumper Shaili Singh on Sunday missed out on pre-arranged history by one cm as the Indian made due with silver medal in the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi.
The 17-year-old Indian’s own best exertion of 6.59m was insufficient for the gold award as she was pipped at the post by Sweden’s authoritative European junior top dog Maja Askag, who oversaw 6.60m for the best position on the last day of the titles.
A protégé of incredible long jumper Anju Bobby, Shaili Singh was driving toward the finish of the third round yet the 18-year-old Swede overwhelmed her in the fourth round by a simple 1 cm, which ended up being definitive eventually. Mariia Horielova of Ukraine took the bronze with a best leap of 6.50m.
“I could have jumped farther than 6.59m and won the gold. My mother had told me about winning gold and the national anthem being sung in the stadium,” an emotional Shaili Singh said after the race.
“I am just 17, I want a gold in next U20 World Championships. There is also Asian Games and Commonwealth Games next year and I want to do well in those events.”
Shaili Singh started splendidly with a 6.34m and rehashed a similar distance next before her best exertion in the third round.
Her next two endeavors were fouls and she was unable to move beyond the 6.60m in her last leap and the adolescent appeared to be troubled at missing a gold and an opportunity to make history.
Shaili Singh is regarded as one of the most splendid impending stars in Indian games, and topped the capability round on Friday with a best leap of 6.40m.
The Jhansi-conceived competitor, who was raised by a single parent who functioned as a tailor, at present trains at the foundation of Anju Bobby George in Bengaluru.
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