NEW DELHI: Double Olympic bronze-medallist Manu Bhaker on Tuesday acknowledged a lapse on her half whereas submitting nominations for this yr’s Nationwide Sports activities Awards, amidst controversy concerning her omission from the Khel Ratna awardees checklist.
Manu holds the excellence of being unbiased India’s first athlete to safe two medals in a single Olympic Video games.
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Following the sports activities ministry‘s intervention for harm management after the choice committee’s stunning resolution to exclude her nomination, the 22-year-old taking pictures champion took to social media to clarify her stance.
“On the subject of ongoing problem for my nomination for essentially 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 emphasised that her main focus stays on efficiency, no matter recognition.
“Awards and recognition retains me motivated however are usually not my objective,” she said.
“Regardless of 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 expressed.
This assertion adopted criticism from her coach Jaspal Rana and father Ramkishan Bhaker, who criticised the sports activities ministry and choice committee for disregarding her vital achievements.
Her Paris Olympics success consists of bronze medals in each the 10m air pistol particular person and 10m air pistol blended workforce competitions partnering with Sarabjot Singh.
