By Vivek Prabhakar Singh
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): India’s double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker expressed happiness at being felicitated by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for her heroics within the Paris Olympics and stated that with a number of necessary multi-nation occasions lined up, she is taking issues ‘one after the other’.
IOA on Monday, held a particular felicitation ceremony on the Taj Man Singh Hotel in New Delhi to honour India’s medallists from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Manu secured two bronze medals on the marquee occasion, which launched her into stardom.
Speaking to ANI, Manu stated that after two weeks of coaching, the occasion was a ‘refreshing’ one for her and a ‘second of inspiration’ to fulfill a number of athletes, IOA president PT Usha and Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya after so lengthy.
‘Getting this honour means so much for me. I additionally acquired to fulfill so many individuals, the athletes, after such a very long time. It was a second of inspiration for me to assemble collectively and share our ideas with one another. Meeting PT Usha and Mansukh sir after such a very long time was nice. There have been lengthy coaching classes since previous two weeks so it was a really refreshing second for me,’ she stated.
Manu stated that she has occasions just like the World Championships scheduled later this 12 months, Asian Games in Japan subsequent 12 months and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics in her thoughts, however wish to take issues ‘one after the other’.
‘Definitely we now have all of the occasions in our thoughts and we’re getting ready for them as a lot as we will. The complete capturing crew is de facto working laborious. I might say Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) has been a giant supporter of me on this journey. I’ve Asian Games, Olympics and World C’ships in my thoughts. But I wish to take issues one after the other. Right now, I’m specializing in my performances subsequent month, and I’m coaching for that. I’m actually optimistic, allow us to see the way it goes,’ she added.
At the ceremony, the IOA introduced money awards to all medallists and their coaches in recognition of their contribution to India’s success. Neeraj Chopra acquired Rs 75 lakh, Manu Bhaker Rs 50 lakh and Rs 37.5 lakh, Sarabjot Singh Rs 37.5 lakh, Swapnil Kusale Rs 50 lakh, Aman Sehrawat Rs 50 lakh, and the Indian males’s hockey crew Rs 10 lakh (principal squad) and Rs 5 lakh (reserve gamers).
India completed its Paris 2024 marketing campaign with six medals, one silver and 5 bronze. Neeraj Chopra added to his Tokyo glory with a silver in males’s javelin throw, reaffirming his dominance on the world stage. Shooter Manu Bhaker claimed two bronze medals, one within the girls’s 10 m air pistol occasion and one other within the blended crew class with Sarabjot Singh.
Swapnil Kusale made historical past with a bronze within the males’s 50 m rifle 3 positions occasion, whereas younger wrestler Aman Sehrawat secured bronze in males’s freestyle 57 kg, turning into one in all India’s youngest Olympic medallists. The Indian males’s hockey crew additionally returned to the rostrum, profitable bronze after a robust marketing campaign that ended with a 2-1 victory over Spain within the third-place match. (ANI)