A week ago, she had just 1,50,000 followers. Her X handle was somewhere around 50k and now it is close to 2.5 lakh. That's what the two medals at Paris 2024 have done for Manu Bhaker's social media profile. The Games have made Manu a star, one of the greatest Olympians. Myriad emotions flashed through her when she stood in the mixed zone. The medals have sunk in but not the enormity of the occasion, just as yet. "I am blank, my brain is blank right now," she said. For a shooter to keep emotions in check is the most daunting task.
There she stood, one last time at the Paris 2024 Olympics. One hand tucked inside the pocket, the other lifted straight, almost taut, perpendicular to the body, pointing at the target 25m away.
Manu was shooting at history, composed and calm as ever.
この記事は The Morning Standard の August 04, 2024 版に掲載されています。
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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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