Paris 2024: Manu Bhaker leaves Olympics with ‘mark of a champion’ after 25m pistol heartbreak
The HinduAll sportspersons carry some sort of reminder of their choice of profession. Competing in the final of the women’s 25m pistol event on Saturday, she finished fourth, by the barest of margins, losing a four-shots-to-three shootout to the reigning world champion Veronika Major of Hungary. “Fourth position definitely doesn’t feel amazing, but there’s always a next time,” Manu said after the match. I will do my best and work really hard to achieve a better finish for India next time.” Jaspal Rana, the coach whose partnership with Manu, has yielded such remarkable results, remarked that the tournament couldn’t have gone much better. For most of the women’s 25m pistol final, Manu was right there fighting not just to stay in the competition but often sometimes for the lead.