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Shaili Singh says she can break her mentor Anju Bobby George's national record this year
•In April, Shaili jumped 6.76m, the second longest distance by an Indian woman, behind the legendary Anju's 6.83m, which has stood for 19 years
Paris Olympics qualification is going to test Indian athletes, says Anju Bobby George
Aditya Halder •Anju Bobby George expects a few national records to tumble as Paris 2024 Olympic qualification standards urge Indian athletes to breach unprecedented marks.
Kapil Dev feels better infrastructure will allow India to win more Olympic medals in hockey
•Former India long-jumper Anju Bobby George, ex-hockey captain Zafar Iqbal and 18-time Grand Slam champion Leander Paes also spoke of various ways of promoting sports scientifically
Anju Bobby George wins World Athletics' Woman of the Year Award
•The 44-year-old Anju, the only Indian to have won a medal in the World Championships with a long jump bronze in the 2003 edition, was named for the award in the world body's annual awards night.
World U-20 Athletics Championships: Anju Bobby George says she would be 'very happy' to see Shaili Singh break her record
•Long jumper Shaili Singh announced her arrival on the big stage by winning a silver in the under-20 world championships, missing out on a historic gold by a mere 1 cm with a 6.59m effort, though wind assisted, in the long jump final in Nairobi on Sunday.
All you need to know about Shaili Singh, the next big thing in Indian track and field
Fpsports •Shaili Singh won India’s third medal at the ongoing U20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi on Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know about her:
World U-20 Athletics Championships: Heartbreak for Shaili Singh as long jumper misses gold by 1 cm
•A protege of legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George, Shaili was leading at the end of the third round but the 18-year-old Swede overtook her in the fourth round by a mere 1cm which proved to be decisive in the end.
'It is the right step', sports fraternity welcomes move to rename Khel Ratna award after Major Dhyan Chand
•Dhyan Chand is widely regarded as the greatest player in hockey. In his career that spanned from 1926 to 1949, he clinched Olympic medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Lack of top-level competitions reason behind India's poor record in athletics, says Anju Bobby George
Aadinair •Former Indian Olympian Anju Bobby George on the pressure of performing at Olympics, why Indian athletes in track and field events lag behind rival countries at Games and more.
Firstpost Masterclass: Sprinter's speed, aircraft's take-off, and mid-air jaunts, Anju Bobby George breaks down long-jump
Shantanu Srivastava •What is long jump? What is an ideal take-off? What role does chin play in long jump? Former long-jumper and World Championships medallist Anju Bobby George explains all this and more in this Firstpost Masterclass