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PARIS OLYMPICS

Manu dedicates her success to coach

Jaspal Rana as she hunts for 3rd medal

Manu Bhaker revealed the mindset that the duo had for the medal after facing

a setback in terms of the colour of the medal

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ndia’s record scripting shooter
Manu Bhaker dedicated the ma-
Ijority of her success to her coach,
Jaspal Rana, and revealed the mantra
that allowed her to effortlessly rewrite
history books in the ongoing Paris
Olympics.
The Paris Olympics has been a re-
demption arc for Manu after her pis-
tol malfunctioned at the Tokyo Olym-
pics. She made history by becoming
the first Indian woman in 20 years to
reach a shooting final in an individu-
al event of the Olympics since Suma
Shirur in 2004. She went on to open
India’s medal tally account by claiming
bronze in the women’s air pistol event.
On Tuesday, the India shooting
duo of Manu and Sarabjot Singh got
the better of South Korea’s Lee Won-
ho and Oh Ye Jin 16-10 in the bronze
medal play-off match in the 10 m air
pistol mixed team event.
This marked the second medal for
Manu as well, and following her his-
tory-making success, she became the Shooter Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh pose for a photograph with their Bronze medals on winning the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event
first India athlete to secure two medals
in the same Olympic event. at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, in Paris on Tuesday (ANI)
After scripting history, Manu
opened up about her approach and clusive of me being a like double event later. We will try our best. Whatever sults, it just diverts your mindset and
gave credit to her coach, Jaspal Rana, shooter,” Manu told ANI. happens, we will see.” Manu added. does not let you perform to your opti-
for the success that she has achieved. Manu and Sarabjot could have With this medal, India’s med- mum calibre. So yeah, that’s my man-
“I have three events in the Olym- been in contention for a gold or silver al tally moved to two in the ongoing tra,” Manu stated.
pics, and for every Olympics, I try my medal. However, they fell short by a Summer Games. Both Bhaker and Manu’s hunt for her third Olym-
best to make every event as good as point and featured in the bronze med- Sarabjot shot consistently with regular pic medal will begin In August when
possible. Even in training, every ath- al match. Manu revealed the mindset 10s in the series against the Koreans. she takes part in the 25m pistol event.
lete puts a lot of effort into training. that the duo had for the medal after Manu will have the opportunity Meanwhile, International Olym-
So, I make sure that all the events are facing a setback in terms of the colour to extend her individual medal tal- pic Committee (IOC) member Nita
equally balanced and that I am able to of the medal. ly to three as she is set to compete in Ambani felicitated Sarabjot Singh fol-
deliver an equal amount of hard work “So yesterday, we missed the gold the 25m pistol event. She revealed lowing his heroics with Manu Bhaker
in both events. So, I would say that and silver by one point. So okay, so the mantra that has helped her stay saw them claim India’s second bronze
because of that and plus definitely the victories have been narrowly missed, grounded and perform to her maxi- medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics.
strategic planning of my coach, Jaspal and I missed the silver by 0.1. Then mum calibre. After Sarabjot’s heroics, the CEO &
sir, I would dedicate him also like a yesterday, by one point, we went to “We will just try our best. So I’m Chairperson of Reliance Foundation,
major chunk of the success because of the bronze medal match. So after the glad that he also shot well, and I also Nita Ambani honoured the shooter
his planning and everything and then match, we were like, you know what, shot well. So that’s great. So I always at the first-ever India House at the
definitely the policies made by the let’s just give our best tomorrow. And think of it, I’m a firm believer of kar- Olympics, following his heroics and
federation and all which were very in- whatever follows, we will not regret it ma. If you start thinking about the re- athletes from other sports disciplines.

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