With the sporting world up in arms on Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker’s identify apparently not getting included within the checklist of Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees, the shooter on Tuesday stated that “there was a lapse could also be on my half” whereas submitting the nominations.
A day after the sports activities ministry needed to do injury management by insisting that the checklist of awardees is but to be finalised, Bhaker took to social media to make clear her place on not being amongst these advisable for the nation’s highest sporting honour.
“With reference to ongoing difficulty for my nomination for probably the most prestigious Khel Ratna award — I wish to state that as an athlete my function is to play and carry out for my nation. I imagine there was a lapse, possibly on my half whereas submitting for the nomination which is being corrected,” Bhaker wrote on X.
— Manu Bhaker🇮🇳 (@realmanubhaker) December 24, 2024
The Haryana shooter stated her intention is to carry out for the nation and it could not change whether or not she will get an award or not.
“Awards and recognition retains me motivated however are usually not my purpose. No matter the award I shall stay motivated to win extra medals for my nation. It’s a request to everybody, please don’t speculate on this,” she stated.
Bhaker had opened the Indian account within the Paris 2024 Olympics by successful a bronze within the ladies’s 10-metre air pistol occasion, making her the primary lady shooter from India to win a medal at any Olympics.
Following this, she had bagged one other bronze within the 10m air pistol combined occasion the place she partnered with Sarabjot Singh.
(With company inputs)
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