NEW DELHI: Double Paris Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker‘s father Ram Kishan Bhaker launched a scathing assault on the federal government after his daughter was ignored for this 12 months’s Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.
He expressed remorse over encouraging his daughter to pursue a profession in sports activities and suggested different mother and father to steer their kids away from Olympic sports activities. As a substitute, he steered specializing in training to assist them grow to be IAS or IPS officers, enabling them to have authority over hundreds of athletes.
“Additionally it is my fault that I inspired Manu into sports activities. To your complete nation’s mother and father, I wish to say do not get your children into sports activities however in the event you want cash then get them into cricket and in the event you want energy then make them IAS/ IPS or UPSC aspirants,” he advised PTI
“They’re speaking about internet hosting the 2036 Olympics however the place are you going to get them from once you discourage them like this. As a dad or mum, I wish to inform different mother and father to not get their children into an Olympic sport, get them educated as a substitute after they grow to be IAS/ IPS then they may have command over lakhs of gamers on who ought to get the Khel Ratna,” he added.
In August, Manu turned unbiased India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single version of the Olympics together with her bronze-winning present within the 10m air pistol particular person and 10m air pistol combined crew occasions.
Manu’s coach, Jaspal Rana, has strongly criticised the Sports activities Ministry, the Sports activities Authority of India, and the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation of India, accusing them of overlooking his ward’s achievements for the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.
“I’ll maintain all of them accountable. How can anybody even say Manu didn’t apply? She made historical past by turning into the primary Indian to win two Olympic medals in the identical Olympics. Her title ought to have been there mechanically. Do not the individuals on the helm know who Manu Bhaker is and what are her credentials? This humiliation would possibly simply have an effect on her progress,” Rana advised PTI Movies in an interview.
