![]() “He believes in my potential, doesn’t put me under pressure but tells me that I can achieve his targets. Jyothi herself says Hillier’s encouragement has kept her going. Jyothi is just starting and has a great future ahead of her.” The world’s top hurdlers have been doing this for six-eight years. Once you come below 13 secs, you have to focus on technical things. After a certain level, hurdling is more biomechanical. “We have to utilise her speed there are other technical aspects that we will work on. We will be looking to have a training stint abroad. “After the Open Nationals this month she will take a break and enjoy some time with the family (in Andhra Pradesh) and come back fresh for the Asian Championships and Asian Games. Next year, Yarraji will be competing in a series of international tournaments in Europe in preparation for the postponed Asian Games in China and the Budapest World Championships. Jyothi has to be faster to beat them and that is really great for Indian hurdles as they keep pushing each other.” She has in fact raised the standard of hurdles in India and now the other girls are getting better. She is always planning for the race and then it’s about executing and her ability to raise herself in competitions is remarkable. Yarraji’s natural speed and technique, along with her execution during competitions, has made her a good hurdler. I don’t like to put a timing on it, but I know she will keep improving.” She has great potential and can run 12.6secs,” he said. The coach, who took her to the high performance centre, has immense faith in her abilities. She trains at the Reliance Foundation Centre in Bhubaneswar under James Hillier. I was breaking national records and improving with each race. Then I saw I was able to give good performances and push them. “When I went abroad and trained with others, I was scared at first how I would be able to compete with them. ![]() This is her first international season, but Yarraji has set new benchmarks almost every meet. They are both an inspiration and have encouraged me.” Yarraji’s confidence was also due to the 100m win, beating a top class field that included Dutee Chand and Hima Das. “I expected this timing today because I know I am working hard with my coach and I have set bigger targets.” I know I have done well and I will break the national record again,” she said. Now I have started to take it in my stride. “The first time I broke the national record and it turned out to be wind assisted I was dejected I cried a lot because I had prepared hard for it. Yarraji was heartbroken again despite having completed a double-she also won the 100m-but this time she was more positive. On Tuesday, she became the first Indian woman hurdler to dip under 13 seconds, clocking 12.79s, but a tailwind of 2.5m/secs meant it won’t be ratified as a national record. The 100m hurdler has rapidly improved this season, bettering her best multiple times. For a third time, she ran faster than the national record only to discover the tailwind was over the permissible two metres/second.
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