NEW DELHI: India’s star shooter Manu Bhaker etched her name in the history books with her stellar performances at the Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old from Haryana is now a proud owner of two Olympic medals, a feeling that is yet to sink in for the shooter from Haryana. Manu won two bronze medals in Paris…
NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shooter Manu Bhaker, who became the first Indian post Independence to win two medals in a single Olympic Games, is currently on a break from shooting. Manu, who claimed a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event to become the first woman shooter from India to win an Olympic medal,…
It’s 5 pm, dusk is settling in. Wrestlers from different age-groups are trickling in at the Chhatrasal Akhada for their evening training. They stay at the adjoining sports hostel. Coaches Jaibir Dahiya, Anil Mann and Pradeep Dahiya are waiting for them.Each one does the customary knee-touch of their gurus, before going for their warm-ups. The…
NEW DELHI: If the life of a sportsperson were to be likened to an amusement park ride, nothing would fit the script more than the rollercoaster that entertains crowds who never realise what it takes to build the machine that can endure those twists and turns day in and day out to deliver the perfect…
NEW DELHI: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics post-Independence, securing her second bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event alongside Sarabjot Singh. This achievement comes after Bhaker had already secured a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air…
