I wasn’t expecting for gold at Mexico World Cup: Manu Bhaker

 

Indian pistol shooter Manu Bhaker, who recently clinched two gold medals at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Mexico's Guadalajara. On Friday revealed that she had just thought of giving her best and was not at all eyeing gold in the prestigious event. Manu Bhaker ended her debut international appearance at the ISSF World Cup with two gold medals in the Women's 10m Pistol and the 10m Pistol Mixed Team event.

Meanwhile, she also settled for the fifth place in the Women's 25m Pistol event. Bhaker admitted that she has gained a lot of confidence after giving good performances in her very first international appearance. "I have gained a lot of confidence after giving a good performance in my very first World Cup. Though I am confident, I can't predict about my performance in the upcoming events. I will just hope for a good performance and will look forward to my upcoming events. I will try to perform my best," Bhaker said.

Bhaker, however, revealed that she had never thought of clinching a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup and was just looking forward to perform to the best of her abilities. In 10m Pistol Mixed Team event, Manu Bhaker joined forces with Om Prakash Mitharval to win the gold medal. The Indian duo bagged gold after posting a score of 476.1 points, 0.9 points ahead of Germany's Sandra and Christian Reitz, who claimed silver with 475.2 points.

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