Prior to these two multi-sport events, 6-foot-3-inch tall Thingalaya has the chance to run and prove his credentials in the 60 m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships scheduled in Birmingham, in March next year.
He claimed that he has already achieved the qualifying mark of 7.70 seconds.
"I am definitely sure about getting medals in the Commonwealth as well as the Asian Games after having seen the earlier winning times. I am slowly improving," said Thingalaya, who would be 27 as he heads into the top three events of 2018.
"I am a 110m specialist, the first athlete to go for world championship this year as no one has done it in 110m (from India) earlier.
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"I and my coach (American Gary Cablayan) have to rectify a few mistakes from start of the race to its end including between hurdles that happened in the World Championship for which I did not have enough time to prepare," said the Mumbai hurdler, who is supported financially by his parents.
"I have also done the qualifiers for the World Indoors scheduled in March and I am among the early qualifiers (7.70 secs). I have done the same done in Seattle and I will be competing again there in January, before the World Indoors and CWG," said Thingalaya, who started training for indoors in California, constantly improving upon his timing.
"I am hoping to get my times even better. A podium finish in the World Indoors may be difficult, but I can make the finals," said Thingalaya, who rued that it clashed with the Federation Cup meet in Patialia.
"I need to concentrate on World Indoors for international exposure as they are the same who will show up in the Tokyo Olympics," he said.
Thingalaya is not in the Government-supported TOPS and is hoping to get into it following his request to the Athletics Federation of India.
"I am not in TOPS. I have approached AFI, let's see. They said they will consider my case. They have to put forward my case to TOPS at the next meeting."
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