MiD DAY May 24, 2006
By: Suhrid Barua
Bangalore: Staging a comeback from an injury lay-off is never easy and ace long jumper Anju Bobby George is learning to deal with it. She endured a double blow at the Doha Grand Prix recently, finishing a poor seventh and suffering a heel injury which forced her to skip the Bangkok leg of the Asian Grand Prix.Anju participated in yesterday’s Bangalore leg despite not recovering fully. “The pain is still there. But you can’t afford to give meets like the Asian Grand Prix a miss. No elevation “My legs started to hurt after the second round."“Moreover, I was going for flat jumps as I was not getting the elevation,” Anju told MiD Day at the Shree Kanteerava Stadium here yesterday.Clearly, she looked well below her best as she leapt 6.36m to land the silver behind Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan, who cleared 6.39m to nose ahead of the Indian.Break after PuneThe 29-year-old jumper, who first shot into prominence bagging a bronze in the 2003 World Championship in Paris, was initially undecided about taking part in the Pune leg (May 26) of the Asian Grand Prix but has decided to take the plunge despite the injury not healing completely.Bobby not worried“Anyway she’s taking a month’s break in June. She would be taking part in competitions in London and Stockholm in July. So, it makes sense to participate in these meets,” said Bobby George, her husband and coach. “It’s not a major worry. Such injuries take about two weeks to heal. “Adequate rest is the answer but with events happening in a jiffy, we thought taking part in them would stand her in good stead,” Bobby explained.
By: Suhrid Barua
Bangalore: Staging a comeback from an injury lay-off is never easy and ace long jumper Anju Bobby George is learning to deal with it. She endured a double blow at the Doha Grand Prix recently, finishing a poor seventh and suffering a heel injury which forced her to skip the Bangkok leg of the Asian Grand Prix.Anju participated in yesterday’s Bangalore leg despite not recovering fully. “The pain is still there. But you can’t afford to give meets like the Asian Grand Prix a miss. No elevation “My legs started to hurt after the second round."“Moreover, I was going for flat jumps as I was not getting the elevation,” Anju told MiD Day at the Shree Kanteerava Stadium here yesterday.Clearly, she looked well below her best as she leapt 6.36m to land the silver behind Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan, who cleared 6.39m to nose ahead of the Indian.Break after PuneThe 29-year-old jumper, who first shot into prominence bagging a bronze in the 2003 World Championship in Paris, was initially undecided about taking part in the Pune leg (May 26) of the Asian Grand Prix but has decided to take the plunge despite the injury not healing completely.Bobby not worried“Anyway she’s taking a month’s break in June. She would be taking part in competitions in London and Stockholm in July. So, it makes sense to participate in these meets,” said Bobby George, her husband and coach. “It’s not a major worry. Such injuries take about two weeks to heal. “Adequate rest is the answer but with events happening in a jiffy, we thought taking part in them would stand her in good stead,” Bobby explained.
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