Para-javelin thrower Sundar Gurjar eyes medal at Tokyo olympics right after heartbreak in Rio

For the previous four months, the Sawai Mansingh Stadium has been property for double entire world champion Sundar Singh Gurjar. The prime Indian para-javelin thrower has not only been teaching but residing at the boys’ hostel inside the stadium, which has been his education ground at any time considering the fact that he took up para-athletics in 2015.

When all trainees of the stadium hostels (both boys and women) returned to their homes prior to the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March, Gurjar chose to carry on his coaching on your own inside the partitions of the stadium, famed for web hosting intercontinental cricket matches.

Gurjar trains really hard amid lockdown

“Considering the fact that lockdown, I have been keeping at the Sawai Male Singh Stadium in Jaipur. I did not return residence and haven’t even stepped out of the Stadium partitions for the earlier 4 months. As I am education alone, my good friend (Ahmet Singh Gurjar) is supporting me with my food plan and other aid. I was also in contact with my coach (Mahavir Prasad Saini ji) on online video simply call to begin with and now he is at the stadium day-to-day to supervise me individually,” Gurjar advised the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).

With the Tokyo Paralympic Video games small far more than just one calendar year away now, Gurjar was pleased to have ongoing his teaching devoid of a split.

“Right after the Rio 2016 disappointment, my only aspiration has been to win a medal at Tokyo 2020. Now that the Games are just just one 12 months away, it is an critical time to go on the method. And I was lucky enough to have the prospect to go on my teaching in this article, which will also give me an advantage than my fellow competitors,” mentioned the taciturn Gurjar, who skipped out on competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics owing to disqualification for failing to register on time.

For Gurjar, who secured the Tokyo 2020 slot in men’s F46 Javelin with his second World Championship title (61.22 metres) at Dubai 2019, the aim for the previous few of months has been on his over-all training of his core – toughness, procedure and health and fitness.

“I have been performing on my main overall body. As I am confined to the stadium, education is the only factor I have been executing all these months. And as a final result, I am able to achieve 68-70 metres toss now. In the earlier, I also have attained the India record with a distance of 68.42m at a Nationwide meet in Panchkula, Haryana. And I am self-confident I can achieve this mark at the Paralympic Game titles.”

India’s only double Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia at the moment retains the earth history of 63.97m in men’s F46 javelin function obtained at the Rio 2016 Game titles.

Requested if scorching and humid ailments will be a trigger of problem at Tokyo for the duration of the Video games time following yr, Gurjar did not seem worried.

“As Rajasthan witnesses a single of the most popular weathers in India, I am utilized to coaching in this sort of circumstances. The weather conditions will not be a worry for me. My major emphasis will be on my toss on that individual working day. And my mentor will certainly chalk out options for how I will provide the greatest on the working day.

“Else, the Javelin celebration will witness a sturdy competitors with India obtaining some of the planet very best throwers. There will also be good throwers from Japan and Sri Lanka and so on. I hope I will be prepared to tackle the problems in Tokyo,” he explained.