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Paris Olympics: Coach's Advice Was The Turning Point. Manu Bhaker Reveals What Stopped Her From Quitting Shooting
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Manu Bhaker, India’s ace pistol shooter who bagged the country’s first medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, has not always had the easiest route to the top. Her father revealed that she wanted to change her sport after her 2020 Tokyo heartbreak. The 22-year-old, who won the hearts of millions of Indians on Sunday by winning a bronze medal in the Women's 10mAir Pistol event on Sunday, confirmed that till last year, she was thinking of quitting shooting for good.
However, it was sane advice from her childhood coach Jaspal Rana that motivated her to renew efforts vigor. Manu says Rana's motivational advice proved the turning point of her career.
“I think the turning point for me was in 2023 when my coach asked me what I wanted to do in my life and I told him ‘I don’t know, I’ll probably leave shooting in a year or two and maybe go abroad for further studies' or maybe attempt for the Services’. But he told me, ‘I think you are one of the best shooters not just in the country but the world so it’s you who have to decide what you want to do in life’, That motivated me," Manu told reporters after her historic feat.
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