Cricket legend Rahul Dravid, who is aware of a factor or two about dealing with stress and assembly expectations, on Sunday complimented Manu Bhaker for the way through which she overcame a forgettable outing at her maiden Olympics to win a historic bronze on this version of the Video games. Bhaker turned the primary Indian lady shooter to assert an Olympic medal by ending third within the 10m air pistol occasion, an achievement that opened the nation’s account within the ongoing Video games and ended a 12-year await its shooters.
Dravid was mighty happy with the 22-year-old’s achievement.
“Manu’s story is unimaginable after the frustration of Tokyo Olympics, to come back right here and have the ability to recover from that and compete and win a bronze is an outstanding achievement,” Dravid mentioned throughout a panel dialogue at India Home.
“It is beautiful to come back on a day that is particular for Indian sports activities. These sorts of achievements take years of sacrifice, take a whole lot of hardwork, resilience, and perseverance.
“We all know how exhausting it’s for a sportsperson and what they undergo and a lot is determined by simply these few days,” Dravid mentioned of the athletes competing on the world’s largest sporting occasion.
A pistol malfunction throughout qualification at Tokyo Olympics had left Bhaker crestfallen however three years later, she bought what she craved.
Dravid added, “In lot of their lives, I can think about the stress that includes in all these sports activities as a result of that is the head of their sports activities. It would not get greater than this and for her to have the ability to do this, is really an excellent day for Indian sports activities. What an inspiring story for therefore many again residence.”
The 22-year-old Bhaker, who hails from Jhajjar in Haryana, fought exhausting to get the bronze with a rating of 221.7 right here. Korea’s Kim Yeji claimed the silver with a complete of 241.3 whereas her compatriot Jin Ye Oh bagged the gold with a Video games report of 243.2.
One of many sport’s best batsmen, Dravid not too long ago oversaw India’s title triumph within the T20 World Cup because the aspect’s head coach, following which he handed on the baton to his former nationwide staff colleague Gautam Gambhir.
He’s within the French capital to attend a panel dialogue on a theme titled ‘Cricket on the Olympics: Daybreak of a New Period’, celebrating the game’s inclusion within the 2028 Los Angeles Video games.
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