Manu Bhaker and I never discussed past differences, says Jaspal Rana | Paris Olympics 2024 News
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PARIS: Pistol coach Jaspal Rana, the man behind Manu Bhaker‘s historic double bronze at the Olympics here, feels those who tried to destroy Manu’s career by pitting him against her didn’t succeed fully.
“The first thing that we said when we began working together again is that we won’t discuss what happened in the past. And that worked. They were trying to destroy a national property.Yes, she was not just my trainee alone, she was a national player,” Rana told TOI here without taking any names after the young Indian star made all three finals she competed in and bagged two bronze medals.
Manu and Rana had parted ways in 2021 before they patched up and came back to work together last year.
Asked what went wrong in Tokyo, Rana said he was not in the loop.
“I am not aware of what happened in Tokyo. I packed my bags and went to the hills and I didn’t even watch television during the Games,” he added.
Rana and Manu had a public spat ahead of the last Olympics which saw the Indian shooting contingent return from the Covid-19 delayed Games without a medal for the second straight time.
Rana, who reached here despite efforts to block his trip, said: “I’m here only because of the help from Indian Olympic Association. I must specially thank president PT Usha ma’am and chef-de-mission Gagan Narang. But I don’t have any complaints as Manu has made the country proud.”
Meanwhile, the coach already has the roadmap for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 chalked out for Manu.
“The first thing that we said when we began working together again is that we won’t discuss what happened in the past. And that worked. They were trying to destroy a national property.Yes, she was not just my trainee alone, she was a national player,” Rana told TOI here without taking any names after the young Indian star made all three finals she competed in and bagged two bronze medals.
Manu and Rana had parted ways in 2021 before they patched up and came back to work together last year.
Asked what went wrong in Tokyo, Rana said he was not in the loop.
“I am not aware of what happened in Tokyo. I packed my bags and went to the hills and I didn’t even watch television during the Games,” he added.
Rana and Manu had a public spat ahead of the last Olympics which saw the Indian shooting contingent return from the Covid-19 delayed Games without a medal for the second straight time.
Rana, who reached here despite efforts to block his trip, said: “I’m here only because of the help from Indian Olympic Association. I must specially thank president PT Usha ma’am and chef-de-mission Gagan Narang. But I don’t have any complaints as Manu has made the country proud.”
Meanwhile, the coach already has the roadmap for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 chalked out for Manu.
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