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Shooting Coach Fumes: "Unpardonable" Performance Costs India Asian Games Medal
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Moneycontrol•23-09-2026, 20:19
Shooting Coach Fumes: "Unpardonable" Performance Costs India Asian Games Medal
- •India's women's 10m air pistol team, including Manu Bhaker, missed an Asian Games medal, finishing fourth.
- •Esha Singh and Suruchi Singh performed below expectations in the qualifying rounds.
- •Pistol and high-performance coach Ronak Pandit criticized the team's "unpardonable" performance, citing a lack of mental fortitude under pressure.
- •Pandit emphasized that scores in the 560s-570s are unacceptable given the team's training and past competition results.
- •The coach hopes this serves as a "reality check" for young athletes who might have become complacent.
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Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women's 10m air pistol individual final at the Asian Games after scoring 181.1 points and getting eliminated following her 18th shot.
Coach Ronak Pandit strongly criticized the team's outing, calling the performance unpardonable and stating that low scores in the 560s and 570s are completely insufficient for a medal.
The Indian trio narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the team event, placing fourth behind Vietnam on the basis of inner 10s after both teams finished tied on 1719 points.
