Manu Bhaker Prioritizes Team Over Personal Medals After Worlds Miss, Backs ASMITA Drive
She uses the ASMITA launch to stress a team-first outlook.
Overview
- Speaking in New Delhi, Bhaker reflected on finishing without a medal at the ISSF World Championships and said athletes cannot win every day.
- She congratulated teammate Esha Singh for her podium finish and said India’s medals matter more than who wins them.
- Bhaker said the ASMITA initiative can help change rural attitudes that discourage girls from sport, citing challenges she faced growing up.
- She praised para and deaf shooters, highlighting Dhanush Srikanth’s world‑record 10m air rifle gold and Mohammad Vania’s silver at the Tokyo Deaflympics.
- She acknowledged a quieter 2025 after her Paris double, noting an Asian Shooting Championship 10m air pistol bronze as a season highlight.