Khel Ratna award: Manu Bhaker's father got angry at being ignored, said – If you have to beg for awards, then what is the point of 2 medals in one Olympics?

New Delhi. Manu Bhaker had created history by winning two medals in the Paris Olympics. Manu Bhaker became the first Indian female athlete in the history of independent India to win two medals in a single Olympics. Now athlete Manu Bhaker has once again come into discussion. In fact, the names of captain Harmanpreet Singh, who won the medal for the hockey team in the Paris Olympics, and highjumper Praveen Kumar, who won the gold medal, have been recommended for the country's highest sports honor Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna (Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna, the highest sports award). Has been taken. Whereas shooter Swapnil Kusale and wrestler Aman Sehrawat, who won medals in the Paris Olympics, have been recommended for Arjuna Award.

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At the same time, the name of Manu Bhaker, who won two medals in the Paris Olympics, has not been recommended for the top sports award. It is said that Manu did not apply for Khel Ratna, but the Sports Ministry also did not take suo motu cognizance of his name for this award. However, Manu's father Ramkishan Bhaker says that Manu had applied for Khel Ratna. Manu Bhaker's father said a big thing on Khel Ratna issue. Manu Bhaker's father has given a strong reaction after not seeing his daughter's name in the list of Khel Ratna contenders. In an exclusive conversation with Sports Tak, he said that if you have to beg for awards then what is the point of getting 2 medals in one Olympics? A government official is taking the decision and the committee members are silent and not giving their opinion. I didn't get. Are you encouraging athletes in this way? We applied for the award but did not hear anything from the committee. Why are parents encouraging their children to play sports, they should push them to become IRS officers in the government.

There are high expectations from him in the coming time and Manu has also said that now his target is to further improve his performance. Manu Bhaker won the bronze medal in shooting in Paris Olympics 2024. After this, he won another medal in shooting along with Sharbjot Singh. Manu likes dancing. While talking to a news agency, she had told that in future she wants to take training in martial arts. Apart from this, he is also fond of horse riding.