Nairobi: a very talented long jumper Shaili Singh on Sunday missed a scripting history with just 1 cm when he settled silver at the U-20 world Athletics championship.
The 17-year-old personal best personal effort was not enough for gold when he was beaten to his post by Sweden who ruled Junior Maja Askag champions, who managed 6.60 m for the top position on the last day of the championship.
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Maria Horielova from Ukraine took bronze with the best leap 6.50m.
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My mother had told me about winning gold and the national anthem was sung at the stadium (but I can’t do it), “said Emotional Shaili after the race.
“I’m only 17, I want gold at the next U20 World Championship (in Cali, Colombia).
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“He cried (after the event), he knew he could win gold.
There is a little technical problem when landing, if not he can be cleaned 6.65 m or even 6.70m,” George said.
“This is the first time he doesn’t win gold in any competition.
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https://t.co/bbvMtalVRM- NEERAJ CHOPRA (@ neeraj_chopra1) 1629646677000India ends their campaign with the best haul medal of 2 Silver and 1 bronze, although the country has won one gold in two previous editions – by the Champion Olympic Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra (2016) and Quarterer Hima Das (2018).
Mixed 4x400m relay quartet and 10,000 m Walker racing Amit Khatri previously won bronze and silver respectively in this championship.
Shaili began to bright with 6.34m and repeat the same distance next before his best efforts in the third round.
The next two attempts were violations and he could not pass 6.60m in his last leap and the children seemed confused in losing gold and the opportunity to create history.
Shaili, considers one of the smartest upcoming stars in Indian athletics, has topped the qualification on Friday with the best leap of 6.40m.
The athlete who was born in Jhans, who was raised by a single mother who worked as a tailor, currently the train in the Anju Academy Bobby George in Bengaluru.
He was trained by Anju’s husband Bobby George.
He has won a women’s long jump event in the national inter-country (senior) championship in June with 6.48 million efforts, the best beforehand.
He is the current National Under-2 and U-20 U-18 National Record Holder.
In a leap of three men, Donald Makimairaj passed a bronze with 3cm because he produced the best of 15.82m but had to be satisfied with the fourth place to finish.
Gabriel Wallmark Sweden won gold with the best jump 16.43 m while Jaydon Hibbert (16.05m) from Jamaica and Simon Gore (15.85m) from France each took silver and bronze.