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Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker ‘s identify has not been excluded from the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award listing and the ultimate names for the Nationwide Sports activities Awards haven’t been finalised but, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities (MYAS) sources mentioned on Tuesday. “There isn’t any listing finalised for Nationwide Sport’s Awards but so there is no such thing as a level of exclusion of identify of any participant,” an MYAS supply mentioned. Earlier within the day, Manu Bhaker’s father, Ram Kishan Bhaker expressed his disappointment that her daughter was not shortlisted for the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
“It was very surprising to see that Manu Bhaker wasn’t thought of by the committee for the Khel Ratna Award. Many former gamers tried to speak on this however the officers mentioned that these folks will not be eligible for the honour who have not utilized for it,” Ram Kishan Bhaker mentioned in a self-made video.
He mentioned there ought to be a sports activities legend included in a committee who decides to present this honour.
“There are lots of sports activities legends like PT Usha, Abhinav Bindra, Anjum Gopi George, and Anjali Bhagwat. Such gamers ought to be chosen who’ve information of sports activities. The nation is aware of that Manu has achieved such an awesome feat that the entire nation was pleased with,” he mentioned.
Manu Bhaker opened India’s medal tally within the Olympics after she secured third place within the ladies’s particular person 10m air pistol occasion, turning into the first-ever girl shooter to win an Olympic medal for India.
She made historical past for India within the Paris 2024 Olympics by securing two bronze medals within the capturing occasion. Manu with Sarabjot Singh secured bronze within the 10M Air Pistol Combined workforce occasion.
The duo of Manu and Sarabjot defeated South Korea’s Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin 16-10 within the bronze medal play-off match. Each Manu and Sarabjot shot persistently with common 10s within the collection in opposition to the South Koreans to assert India’s second medal.
Sarabjot and Manu secured the bronze medal within the 10m air pistol (blended workforce) occasion, which was India’s first-ever capturing workforce medal.
In her closing occasion, she narrowly missed out on the historic grand treble and completed fourth within the ladies’s 25m pistol capturing occasion.
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