Riding on expectations, Bhaker vows to give her best in Tokyo

TIL Desk Sports/ A billion expectations will be on Manu Bhaker’s mind when she takes part in her maiden Olympics later this year. But for the teen shooting star, the hopes of people is a way of showing their support which can only fuel her to go for glory at Tokyo 2020.

“What I think is expectation is like people supporting me. Nobody expects (from) you till they support you,” Bhaker told at the end of a High Performance training camp for elite shooters at the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS). Since bursting onto the scene in 2017 when she won silver at the Asian Airgun Championship 10m air pistol youth event in Wako City, Japan, there has been no looking back for the shooter who will turn 18 on Tuesday.

A Commonwealth and Youth Olympic Games champion in 2018, Bhaker won as many as five ISSF World Cup gold medals and a further two more yellow metals at the Asian Shooting Championships in 2019, picking up an Olympic quota in the shooting World Cup in Munich along the way. “I will try my best as I am genuinely working really hard. Rest is not in my hands,” said Bhaker who is also good at 25m pistol events besides 10m air pistol where she is one of the best in the world.