I am thinking of leaping to a distance of 7.20 metres one day, the ace long jumper said.
The world number seven long jumper plans to compete in 10-12 events in her build up to the Athens Olympics in August.
The leading sportspersons arrived in Hyderabad to add some much-needed glamour to the Afro-Asian Games.
The ace Indian long jumper will participate in her first meet in the US on May 10.
Whether Rajeev Chandrasekhar wins or not, Thiruvananthapuram will likely never see such an interesting contest again.
He also said it was wrong on her part to go to Pakistan without informing anyone. The woman, Anju (34), was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and lived in Alwar district of Rajasthan. She and Pakistani national Nasrulla (29) became friends on Facebook in 2019.
Long jumper Shaili Singh lived up to the expectations as she made it to the finals after topping the qualification round with an effort of 6.40m in the Under-20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi on Friday.
Anju Bobby George says Parul Chaudhary among ones to watch out for
Despite a poor showing at the Commonwealth Games, the ace Indian long jumper climbed a notch in the IAAF rankings.
Ace long jumper Anju Bobby George placed second in the women's long jump with a leap of 6.52 metres at the Asian Games.
The Athletics Federation of India announced a 43-member contingent, comprising 21 men and 22 women athletes, for the Games.
The Indian long jumper could manage only 6.43m to finish a lowly seventh at the IAAF Super Tour in Doha.
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Anju Bobby George, who managed a best leap of 6.54m, finished sixth in the women's long jump at the Commonwealth Games.
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Russia's Kotova Tatyana won the gold with an effort of 6.83m.
'The fact that Anju is being welcomed in Pakistan and getting gifts is raising several doubts. That's why I have directed the special branch of police to examine the case minutely, whether it is an international conspiracy or not?'
Ace long jumper Anju Bobby George would lead India's challenge in the Asian Grand Prix series in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
Anju Bobby George won the women's long jump while the women's 4x400 metres relay team \nset a new record in the Asian Athletics Championships.
Star Indian long jumper Anju Bobby George has officially become the gold medal winner of the World Athletics Final, held at Monte Carlo in 2005, after the International Association of Athletics Federation ratified the result of the meet.
Anju Bobby George and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna award respectively.
Hurt by allegations of corruption levelled against her by state Sports Minister E P Jayarajan, India's lone athletics World Championship medal winner Anju Bobby George today resigned as President of the Kerala Sports Council.
The Indian lung jump ace slid a place to No. 5 in the latest IAAF rankings.
The ace Indian long jumper was robbed of all her valuables, including her passport, while training.
India's long jump ace's optimism springs from consistency in her jumps.
Anju, who made her Grand Prix debut at the Peroni Golden Gala meet in Rome last week, touched a distance of 6.54 metres on Saturday night
The 26-year-old said Athens would be her next target and would put all her effort to break the Olympic medal jinx of India.
Long jumper Anju Bobby George accomplished a season's best 6.55 metres to clinch a gold medal and add to India's medal tally of five gold, four silver and two bronze in the third leg of Asian Grand Prix in Haoni.
The long jumper qualified despite failing to better her season's best performance at the Word Athletics Championships.
The top ranking also ensured Anju an automatic place in the World Athletics Final in Monaco.
The ace long jumper said a leg injury cost her the gold in the event at the Asian Games.
The lanky long jumper cleared 6.53m to finish a disappointing ninth in the final of the World Championship.
After being out of action for over a year due to ankle injury, India's ace long-jumper Anju Bobby George has resumed training once again but said she sees herself in competitive contention only next year.
India's ace long jumper expressed confidence of clearing the 7-metre barrier soon.
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India's ace long jumper is striving for consistent seven metre-plus jumps this season.
The ace long jumper got 180 points for her sixth place at the Athens Olympics to move up with 1247 points.
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