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Page last updated at Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:09 AM \/\/ <\/span><\/div>\nGhanaian long jumper Ignatius Gaisah says his goal is to get into the final of the men\u2019s long jump at ongoing World Championships in Daegu.<\/p>\n
The 2005 World Silver medalist has hit top form again jumping 8.26m ahead of the meet and seems to have fully recovered from a career threatening knee injury that nearly derailed his ambitions.<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview with E TV Sports, Gaisah said he aims to take one step at a time in his quest to reclaim his place at the top.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a long time since I went to the world championship outdoor but my main goal is to get to the final. And I\u2019m certain that I will definitely get to the final,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Dutch based athlete, who sustained an injury three years ago, feels very emotional going to the championship.
\u201cI\u2019m very happy I don\u2019t know even how to describe it,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking back way back three years ago when I had the injury, there were a lot of rumours that I can never get back again.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added \u201cbut I always wanted to prove myself and prove my critics wrong. Now here I\u2019m, I have made the A mark to this competition so definitely I\u2019m going to go all out to get to the final.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gaisah is currently ranked 11th in the world but faces tough competition from a strong field that also includes the current world best jumper Mitchell Watt of Australia in Daegu on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He reckons it will take something special for anybody to the win the championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever has a good day will win the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy goal is to get to the final and If I get to the final, its going to be a different thing altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe injury free athlete is going to win. I\u2019m praying that I will be one who will have the luckiest day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the man with this season\u2019s best jump (8.54m) in the world, Australia\u2019s Mitchell Watt has acknowledged that he is facing a tough field of competitors for the converted prize.<\/p>\n
He told this reporter that getting to the final will not be as easy as it seems.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a very tough field. Gaisah is in the field and he has been jumping very well this year. Obviously he has won a silver medal at the world championships before and he knows what it takes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, we have got a lot of reigning Olympic champions and world champions in the field and lot of people jumping well.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust getting into the final is going to be pretty tough. It\u2019s going to be pretty interesting.<\/p>\n
By Erasmus Kwaw<\/p>\n
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