At the top level of international competition, there is very little difference between the various jumpers and who performs best on the day wins. |
From 2002 to now, I have competed in many world events and gained more experience during this period. I am totally a different competitor now. I will be putting my experience to better my Manchester performance. |
I have worked on my rhythm and landing and they have improved since my last competition. I am happy with the situation now. |
I will look to make it to the finals first and will not go full pelt in the qualifying jumps. |
India has a very transparent drug testing system and we compare well to countries like China and Russia whose athletes are also suspect. |
It does not bother me too much. I am pretty confident of doing well. |
My training session has been going well even though I have not been jumping yet. |
Often, there has been serious concern and debate over whether I might flop in international competitions. But most of my best performances have come in major events and the best record of 6.83m was achieved at the 2004 Athens Olympics. |
She was suffering from allergy and knee pain due to which she could not train before competition. |
We also have the World Cup in Athens and the World Championships in Stockholm apart from the Asian Games in Doha, so it is going to be a pretty hectic season. |
We are still learning and constantly experimenting with various sprinting techniques to see what can provide the best performance. |
When training in India, I have to fill my car with equipment and even a portable massage table. |