Would love to shoot in both 10m and 25m events at Olympics: Manu Bhaker

Mental preparedness will be key to handling pressure in the Olympics, according to Manu Bhaker, who on Wednesday said she would love to shoot in both the 10m and 25m pistol events at the Games, provided she makes the final squad.

Last month, the 17-year-old Manu recently fired her way to the gold medal with a junior world record in the women's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup Finals in Putian, ending the year's international commitments on a rousing note.

Now she is all geared up for the biggest sporting event of all.

"It all depends on the selection of the team. I can't say anything on that right now. But if you are asking me about my preference, of course I would look to shoot in both 10m and 25m, as I give equal importance to both events and my scores in 25m is not bad at all," Manu told PTI during an interview.

The ace shooter added:"I may not have won in 25m but my scores are good there also."
"I would not say I had a better year compared to 2018 but I definitely believe I had a great year for sure. I achieved a lot, my scores were better this year."