Exclusive | Shooting is more accessible in India; every national-level shooter can now import a gun: Avani Lekhara’s coach Rakesh Manpat
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Exclusive | Shooting is more accessible in India; every national-level shooter can now import a gun: Avani Lekhara’s coach Rakesh Manpat

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Have you ever stopped to think why the whole country shows a lot of interest in the Olympics and the Paralympics, whereas there aren’t too many takers, as such, for ‘non-glamourous’ sports, when they are played individually in tournaments? I had a similar conversation with Indian shooter and coach, Rakesh Manpat, a national level gold medallist, recipient of the 2012 Eklavya award by the government of Karnataka, and a very successful coach and mentor. In this chat, Rakesh talks about coaching in India, how difficult it is for talented coaches to sometimes stay on in the system, the governance of shooting in the country, how much more accessible the sport of shooting has become in the country and why and also, very importantly what we need at the ground level, in our cities to help the differently-abled, which in turn will be a big confidence-booster for our para-athletes. At the grassroot level also – some talented kid comes into an academy, but say doesn’t have the sustenance costs. Manpat: Shooting is actually so different, you can’t really say – ‘this person do well and this person will not do well’.

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