\"As it started to rain, I kept visualising how I would go about the race, what I would do on the track, and kept thinking about the race. I also had a thorough warm-up routine to prepare myself for the race,\" Jyothi said in a virtual interaction after the race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Once the sky cleared and the evening's programme was restarted, Jyothi did not get distracted by the unexpected break and went on to win the women's 1oom race with a Continental Record time of 12.06 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"My focus before the race was on visualisation and mental preparation. I visualised how I\u2019d start and cross each hurdle in the race. I was focused on my performance. I was very focused on getting a good start. It all worked out very well for me and I\u2019m really happy,\" said Jyothi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jyothi made the most of the situation as she brilliantly sailed over the last two hurdles to surge ahead of her rivals and crossed the finish line in a new continental record of 12.96 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On her way to gold, Jyothi improved the long-standing record of 12.97 set in 1998 in Fukuoka, Japan, by Yun Feng. The time of 12.96 seconds was Jyothi\u2019s season best as she finished inside the 13-second barrier.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the interaction, Jyothi shared her preparation strategy, which included visualisation techniques and a thorough warm-up routine, as she remained focused and motivated herself by thinking of a Chinese girl she had competed against previously.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She emphasised the importance of maintaining a positive mindset and concentrating on timing rather than just the hurdles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI would like to thank the AFI for their unstinting support. I had worked really hard in the build-up and put in a lot of effort. I had some injuries earlier, but here I felt really good. The conditions were challenging because of the rain and the delay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Her coach, James Hillier, discussed how difficult it was for Jyothi to run and win the race because of the conditions made more difficult by the rain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"This was a crazy competition. So we had a horrendous downpour before the race started. So just as Jyothi was getting into a warm-up, the heavens opened, there was a huge thunderstorm, the temperatures had plummeted, and the whole competition got basically postponed for two hours. So we had to deal with all that.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We had to deal with her sitting in there doing warmups in basically a storage room, the side of the track, and it was just absolutely crazy. By the time the race finally went off at 10:20 pm (local time), two hours after it was scheduled to go off, it was really, really cold. But she dealt with it very well,\" said Hillier.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The coach said Thursday's race was not about the timing because of the unusual circumstances, but rather about winning it and defending the title she won in the previous edition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"She perhaps didn't get out as well as I would have liked, but once she got into running, she was always going to win the race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I just told her to be close to the girls by hurdle 8, and 'if you're with the girls at hurdle 80% of the time, you're going to win'. I think I heard late that she was a little bit in the lead,\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hillier said it was a tough field, and for Jyothi to come on top of it was credible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I just told her to be close to the girls by hurdle 8, and 'if you're with the girls at hurdle 80% of the time, you're going to win'. I think I heard late that she was a little bit in the lead,\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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