Siddhantha Thingalaya, who holds the national record in 110m hurdles with a timing of 13.48 seconds, is confident that he can rectify his earlier mistakes and finish on top at next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia
Siddhantha Thingalaya, who holds the national record in 110m hurdles with a timing of 13.48 seconds, set at the Altis Invitational Meet, USA, this June, is confident that he can rectify his earlier mistakes and finish on top at next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia as well as the Asian Games in Indonesia.
Hurdler Siddhanth Thingalaya
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"I am sure of a podium finish at the Commonwealth and Asian Games after having seen the timings of other athletes. I am slowly improving under my new coach Gary Cablayan. When Sharon Hannan was my coach in Australia, her training methods were completely different as compared to Gary's. I had to start from scratch when I decided to train under him. He helped me understand every muscle of my body and changed my food habits, results of which have shown in my recent performances," said the Andheri-lad, whose ultimate aim is to do well at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Thingalaya, 26, who has qualified for the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships to be held at Birmingham in March, said his performance there would give him the exposure for the 2020 Olympics.
"I am the first athlete from India to go for World Championship this year as no one has done it in 110m earlier. Being the early qualifiers for the World Indoors, I would look to do well before I gear up for the CWG and Asian Games. I need to concentrate on World Indoors for international exposure as they are the same athletes who will be present at the Tokyo Olympics," he said.
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