London Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar will be India's best bet at the September 7-12 World Championship in Las Vegas, USA, which will also double up as the first qualification event for the 2016 Olympics.
"I am confident of securing an Olympic quota place for India in the World Championship. An early qualification here will give me a lot of time to increase my power and work on certain areas where I need improvement. I can also do some experiments during the next one year and see where I stand," Yogeshwar told PTI.
"I have had a number of operations in the past, so my main concern will be to stay fit and injury free in the next one year," Yogeshwar said.
The 32-year-old grappler said he recently sustained a knee injury, but has fully recovered now.
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"I am very prone to injuries and that is one area where I have to be extremely careful. I recently suffered a knee injury but got the required treatment, and now I am fully fit and raring to go," he revealed.
Having won gold in all the tournaments he has taken part in more than a year now after moving up to 65kg division from 60kg, Yogeshwar said his sole focus would be on bagging a gold at the World Championship.
"I am extremely hopeful and confident of winning a gold medal this time. This is the only major tournament where the yellow metal has eluded me so far. I don't aim for anything less than a gold in any tournament, and this time also it will be no different.