Tokyo Olympics: Ace Shooter Manu Bhaker And I Have "Put In Place A Plan", Says Coach Ronak Pandit | Olympics News
In less than than three months of training at the range, coach Ronak Pandit and Manu Bhaker have “put in place a plan”, giving impetus to the pistol prodigy’s hopes of a podium finish in Olympics. Pandit has been guiding Bhaker since her split with Jaspal Rana, one of India’s best pistol shooters and under whom she blossomed into a world-class competitor after a spate of excellent results in top international events. They parted way after the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi in March. Pandit trained Bhaker for about a month and a half during the Indian team’s tour of Croatia, overseeing her final phase of preparations.
“We have trained for about two and a half to three months and put in a plan for her,” Pandit, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist (paired with Samaresh Jung in 2006), told PTI from Tokyo.
One of three pistol shooting coaches with the Indian team, Pandit has full faith in Bhaker’s abilities and says the huge expectations don’t bother either the shooter or himself.
“There are pros and cons of expectations but Manu, even at the age of 16 and 17, was shooting in World Cups and winning medals. She is very level-headed and is used to such pressure and expectations.
“Ahead of the Olympics, she is calm and composed, fully focused on the task,” he said.
