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.
UPDATED: July 10, 2021 09:40 IST
Unlike most shooters who have represented India, the sport is not a legacy for Elavenil Valarivan. Born in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, Elavenil, or Ela as she is called by those who know her well, took up shooting when she was around 12.
Unlike most shooters who have represented India, the sport is not a legacy for Elavenil Valarivan. Born in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, Elavenil, or Ela as she is called by those who know her well, took up shooting when she was around 12.
Her parents were academics and Valarivan remembers being introduced to shooting by the daughter of my father’s student, who was into the sport . That first mentor gave me the initial training and even loaned me an air rifle. I did not know any other discipline. I got a hang of it and there was no looking back, says Valarivan, who is also pursuing a Bachelors degree in Arts and Literature from Gujarat University.
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