Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker admits being ‘nervous’ during 25m sports pistol final

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker reflects on her performance at the Olympics, expressing determination for future success.

Indian shooting ace Manu Bhaker on August 3 admitted she was a bit nervous during the 25m pistol final as she finished fourth to miss out on an unprecedented third medal at the Olympics in Chateauroux on August 3.

The 22-year-old had earlier bagged two bronze medals, in women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team event partnering Sarabjot Singh.

"I got like really nervous about it, but again, I was trying my best to keep calm and to just try to do my best. But that was not enough," Manu said after the event.

Manu looked dejected after she aggregated 28 in the eight-shooter final but lost to eventual bronze medallist Veronika Major of Hungary in the shoot-off.

"It (Olympics) turned out to be very good for me, but well, there's always a next time so I'm already looking forward to the next one," she said.

"I'm glad that I got two medals, but right now, I'm not very... well, fourth place is not a very good place," said Manu with tears in her eyes.

Manu said she wasn't distracted by all the expectations around her and had completely switched off.