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I hope to do well in 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” Jinson said.Unlike many of his contemporaries, Jinson has trained only with Indian coaches so far. Earlier in July, he had broken Sriram Singh’s 42-year-old 800m national record set in 1976 Montreal Olympics.“I'm humbled by the award. Accolades are pouring in.Jinson was recommended for the Arjuna Award , one of the top sporting honours in the country, on Monday. KOCHI: Part-time coach K M Peter had spotted Chinthuttan, as Jinson Johnson is fondly called, at an athletics championship at Vakayadu HSS in December 2006. “He richly deserves the Arjuna award as he is a medal prospect in 2020 Tokyo Olympics..