Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Manu Bhaker Faces Asian Games Pressure After Paris Success
Manu Bhaker will face an important challenge at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
People in Asia already know that she is a very strong athlete.
This attention can create pressure to win.
The article compares her situation with Abhinav Bindra’s experience.
Bindra won an Olympic gold medal in 2008, but he did not win Asian Games gold.
At his last Asian Games in Incheon in 2014, he won a bronze medal.
He tried to feel less pressure by calling himself a “fun shooter.”
In the end, Bindra was happy with his medal and had no regrets.
Aichi-Nagoya is described as a major test for Manu Bhaker after Paris.
The article says Asian competitors recognize Bhaker as a leading athlete.
Abhinav Bindra faced similar expectations after winning Olympic air-rifle gold in 2008.
Bindra never won Asian Games gold but earned bronze at the 2014 Incheon Games.
Bindra called himself a “fun shooter” to reduce pressure and expressed satisfaction with his final Asian Games medal.
- Who
- Manu Bhaker and Abhinav Bindra, both Indian shooters.
- What
- Bhaker is expected to face a major test at Aichi-Nagoya, while Bindra’s Asian Games experience provides a comparison.
- When
- Bindra competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2014 Incheon Asian Games; the article does not specify when Bhaker’s Aichi-Nagoya competition will occur.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya and the Asian Games; Bindra’s final Asian Games were in Incheon, South Korea.
- Why
- Bhaker is facing heightened expectations because of her success and reputation, while Bindra’s experience shows that Olympic success does not guarantee Asian Games gold.
- Athlete under focus
- Manu Bhaker
- Upcoming test
- Aichi-Nagoya
- Comparison athlete
- Abhinav Bindra
- Bindra’s Olympic achievement
- Gold medal in air rifle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Bindra’s Asian Games record
- He never won Asian Games gold
- Bindra’s final Asian Games result
- Bronze medal at Incheon in 2014
- Bindra’s approach to pressure
- He called himself a “fun shooter”