Manu Bhaker crowned women's air pistol national champion
Other Sports | December 04, 2021 20:02 ISTBhaker has now won three of the last four nationals in the event, losing once to Esha Singh in the 62nd edition of the tournament.
Bhaker has now won three of the last four nationals in the event, losing once to Esha Singh in the 62nd edition of the tournament.
Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar then clinched the Junior Men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions gold to make it a clean sweep for India in the two medal events.
India swept the 10M Air Pistol medal events, including the Mixed, Women’s and Men’s Team competitions as well the 10M Air Rifle Men’s Team gold, to end the day with six gold, six silver and two bronze.
Manu Bhaker winning her second gold of the tournament, this time in partnership with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
The 19-year-old Bhaker shot 241.3 to win the top prize in her event, while Singh managed 240.0.
According to the list, the seasoned pistol coach and former shooter was not a priority for the national federation when it was assigning coaches to the Olympic-bound shooters.
Besides being "leg pulled", Manu said she was regularly told to "withdraw" from 25m as she was not "up to the mark" in that event.
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The cocking lever of Bhaker's pistol broke after the 16th shot in the qualifications and in getting it fixed, the 19-year-old shooter lost more than 15 minutes, which affected her rhythm when she resumed shooting.
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Bhaker will get one last chance to leave her mark at the Games on Thursday when she takes part in the 25m pistol event.
Considered the team's best bet for a podium finish, the duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
In the 10m air pistol mixed team event, the formidable pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker will fancy their chances after a terrific run in recent years, during which they dominated almost all major competitions.
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Manu had a superb round of 98/100 in the opening series following which her pistol malfunctioned.
Manu reportedly suffered equipment malfunctioning during the 10m air pistol qualification round. And with the event being not shown on Indian TV channels led to unwarranted speculations of her performance.
Both Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal failed in the qualification round of the women's 10m Air Pistol event.
The Indian shooting team will make four more attempts at opening its medal count at the Games.
One of three pistol shooting coaches with the Indian team, Pandit has full faith in Bhaker's abilities.
Bhaker, 19, recently decided to switch off from social media till the end of Tokyo Olympics to focus on her preparation and performance in the Games, starting July 23.
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