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In the women's individual 50m rifle prone event, Zainab Hussain Bandukwala of State Shooting Academy secured first position at the trials with 621.5 points and Sunidhi Chauhan secured the third position with 620.9 points.
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary (PTI Photo)
When India’s biggest hopes for a medal at Tokyo – Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary – failed to enter the 10m air pistol mixed final on Tuesday, social media went into a tizzy, calling the Tokyo Games a repeat of the 2016 Rio Olympics. The meltdown in Tokyo is somewhat similar to Rio, however, unlike last time when the shooters copped most of the blame, this time it is more of an administrative failure – on part of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) – that has led to this poor performance. In the pistol shooters’ case, it was the poor handling of coach-shooter tussles by NRAI. On Tuesday, the NRAI chief Raninder Singh agreed that Manu and pistol coach Jaspal Rana had their differences and blamed Rana for spreading negativity in the Indian camp.
Air India refutes Manu Bhaker s allegations of misbehaviour, bribery by officials ANI | Updated: Feb 21, 2021 21:53 IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Air India on Sunday refuted Indian shooterManu Bhaker s allegations that the officials of the national carrier did not behave properly with her and did not allow her to board the flight with shooting equipment and ammunition despite her having the valid documents and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) permit.
A statement issued by the national carrier stated that since she was carrying an Air Pistol and a 0.22 Bore Gun, she was asked to present documents mandatory to carry arms and ammunition and get them verified by the security officials.