Yashvir Singh says confidence soared after CWG bronze, to compete at Kalinga Silver meet

Bhubaneswar — Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Yashvir Singh said his confidence has increased after the CWG bronze and that he will compete in the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday. He added that he is working with his father-cum-coach Rai Singh to refine parts of his javelin technique.

“I am working under my father’s guidance on technical faults, speed and blocking lag. My father had a dream which he couldn’t achieve. He threw around 75m and competed at the National level. Now he is working as a Railways coach,” said Yashvir. “All the time we discuss javelin,” said Yashvir, sharing that Rai is not too strict as a coach as the father-son duo don’t mind having ice-cream together.

Yashvir recorded 85.41m with his last throw at the Commonwealth Games and took the bronze medal, sharing the podium with Worlds and Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, who took the silver in Glasgow. “The competition was good. I got my best performance and a medal. This is the first time that we won two medals. After that, my confidence is really good. I have competed with such big athletes and gained experience,” he said.

On his aims for the Silver meet, Yashvir said: “I will try to give a better performance. Last year, I participated in the Bronze Level competition and finished sixth. I will try to give my 100 per cent.”

“There are international athletes from Sri Lanka and South Africa who have participated in the CWG. The competition will be good and we will get more motivation from it,” said Yashvir.

He will contest the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.