The junior world championships were Jawkar’s biggest motivation when he started archery at five. Despite despite three attempts, he never won a medal at the event.
It was heartbreaking, but he admitted that each failure taught him valuable lessons and became a stepping stone.
“This hat-trick of heartbreaks taught me a lot of things. I dreamt about this tournament but couldn’t win.”
“Archery and life are very similar – they teach us a lot. I was very disappointed after the losses. But I realised that all the hard work that I put in my preparation towards the junior championships was the investment for my success in the senior category.”
The youngster never gave up on his routine and practice, and that perseverance paid off in the Archery World Cups and Asian Games
With renewed motivation and confidence, Jawkar chalked out his plans and has taken steps to succeed in the recurve category, including a two-week training in Korea, impressed to train at the world’s best archery place.
“They have the best facilities for archery and have produced many Olympians. I’m practising and improving on my skills that I learnt there,” said the promising archer, who continues to train with India’s top Olympians back home.
The plan for next two years looks tight for Jawkar – it’s to compete in district tournaments, qualify for state and national events, and ultimately aim for the Olympic qualifiers.
And the Indian archer is fully focused on achieving his goal.
“There’s no room for distractions,” he said. “It’s like beginning from zero. Then I can aim for the Olympic qualifiers. But I’m ready for this.”
“It’s a do or die situation for me now.”
His race against time has already begun.
