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Manu with his personal coach Jaspal Rana.
Manu Bhaker, who won two bronze medals in the Paris Olympics, may withdraw her name from the World Cup final to be held in October. The World Cup final is to be held from October 13 to 18 at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
According to the news agency, Manu’s coach Jaspal Rana has given this information. Manu has decided to take a break from shooting for three months. Rana said- ‘I am not sure that she will participate in the Shooting World Cup in October, because she is going to take a break of three months. This is a normal break. She has been training for a long time. After the break, she will focus on training for the 2026 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. ,
Won bronze in 2 events of 10 meter air pistol
22-year-old Manu became the first female shooter to win a medal in shooting for India in the Paris Olympics. On the very second day of Paris Olympics, Indian shooter Manu Bhakar had won bronze for India. She won the medal in the Women’s 10 meter Air Pistol event with 221.7 points.
Manu won her second medal in the 10m pistol mixed event with Ambala shooter Sarabjot. The pair defeated the Korean team 16-10. Manu became the first Indian to win two medals in one Olympics. Manu returned from Paris early in the morning on Tuesday.
Shooting medal winners will also participate in the Shooting World Cup final
The best-8 shooters from each event of the 6 World Cups held this year, the winners of last year’s World Cup finals and the shooters who won medals in the Paris Olympics will participate in the Shooting World Cup Final. Apart from this, two shooters from the host country also get a chance in this event.
Before Paris Olympics, Manu returned to Jaspal Rana for training.
Manu, a few months before the Paris Olympics, ended all disputes with his coach Jaspal Rana and decided to train under his guidance.
Actually, before the Tokyo Olympics, Manu had a dispute with Jaspal Rana. Due to the dispute with Manu, the National Rifle and Shooting Federation had removed Jaspal Rana from coaching. Manu alleged that Rana did not want him to participate in three events. Rana wanted Chinki Yadav to participate in Tokyo in 25m air pistol.
Mother wanted to become a doctor, the teacher said who would know a doctor
Manu’s mother Dr. Sumedha Bhakar has been the school principal. She wanted her daughter to become a doctor. The physical teacher of the school asked Manu to take up sports. The teacher said that who will know the doctor, if Manu wins a medal for the country, the whole world will know her. Dr. Sumedha found the physical teacher’s advice correct. Manu’s sports journey started from here.
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