After a silver, Arpinder eyes Olympics

GND STADIUM: Arpinder Singh of Ludhiana SAI centre won silver medal in triple jump event in Federation Cup that was held in Patiala recently. Now, he is busy preparing for Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet scheduled to be held in Thailand, next week. He scaled 16.21 metres jump in the event.
Arpinder said, "I tried very hard to win gold in the competition, but missed it due to a few fouls.Despite all this the Federation Cup gave me good exposure.'' After winning silver medal in India Grand Prix Athletic Meet he secured a place for Asian Meet and now his total concentration is to perform his best in the competition. "Two athletes from India would participate in triple jump and I hope I clench the gold medal this time,'' he adds.
He said, "If I perform the 16.85 metre jump, then I am sure to secure a place in Olympic squad, but this would not be an easy task as talented athletes from Asian region would also participate.'' Nevertheless, confident of his preparation, Arpinder has already started working hard and has also increased his practice hours.
And like every athlete, Arpinder also dreams of representing the country in Olympics. "I plan to give my best performance in Thailand so that I become a part of the Indian squad in London Olympics. Earlier too I had participated in many international competitions and performed well, but this one is very crucial.'' He adds, "My family too dreams of seeing me perform at the Olympics.''
Revealing his daily regime, Arpinder said, "I wake up at 4.30am and commence my practise at 5am in Guru Nanak Dev Stadium under coach S S Pannu. I try and practice as much as possible to strengthen my game.''
Arpinder's coach S S Pannu said, "I am very hopeful of Arpinder's performance and hope that he makes a place in the Olympic squad. Arpinder is a young and energetic athlete who will surely make his country proud.''