Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Manu Bhaker Ends Asian Games Campaign Without Medal
Manu Bhaker competed in several shooting events at the Asian Games in Japan.
She did not win a medal this time.
Her team finished fifth in the women's 25m pistol final, according to the main results report.
A shot by teammate Rahi Sarnobat was not counted and affected India's score.
Manu also missed the individual finals in the 25m pistol and 10m air pistol events.
Her father said the shooting range smelled like a gutter.
He also complained that athletes spent four to five hours traveling each day.
He said Japan should improve its organization before holding similar large events.
The report contains a conflicting final statement saying India finished fourth in the team event.
Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker finished her Asian Games campaign without winning a medal.
Her father, Ram Kishan Bhaker, criticized the shooting range's conditions, travel distance and bus schedules.
India's women's 25m pistol team finished fifth with 1727-56x, while one missed shot by Rahi Sarnobat hurt its medal chances.
Bhaker missed the individual finals in both the 25m pistol and 10m air pistol events.
The report also says India finished fourth in the team event, contradicting its earlier account that the team placed fifth.
- Who
- Manu Bhaker, her father Ram Kishan Bhaker, and India's women's 25m pistol team, including Rahi Sarnobat and Esha Singh.
- What
- Bhaker ended her Asian Games campaign without a medal, while her father criticized the event's shooting conditions and logistics.
- When
- Bhaker's campaign ended on Monday during the ongoing Asian Games.
- Where
- The events were held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with the shooting range described as far from Nagoya City.
- Why
- India missed the women's 25m pistol team medal after a low-scoring shot, while Bhaker also failed to reach the individual finals.
Family Criticism
Reported Event Results
Event organization
Family Criticism
Ram Kishan Bhaker said the range's smell, distance from Nagoya City and inconsistent bus timings showed poor organization.
Reported Event Results
The article provides the competition results but includes no response from Japanese organizers addressing those criticisms.
India's medal chances
Family Criticism
Bhaker's father said one uncounted shot by Rahi Sarnobat changed India's prospects when the team was competing strongly for gold.
Reported Event Results
The reported final result placed India fifth with 1727-56x, behind China, South Korea and Chinese Taipei.
- 25m pistol team result
- India was reported to finish fifth with 1727-56x.
- Medal standings
- China won gold, South Korea took silver and Chinese Taipei won bronze.
- Bhaker's 25m pistol qualification
- She scored 579-18x and finished 11th, missing the individual final.
- Bhaker's 10m air pistol qualification
- She scored 181.1 points and finished fifth, missing the individual final.
- Travel criticism
- Ram Kishan Bhaker said daily travel took four to five hours and that bus timings varied.
- Range criticism
- He said athletes could smell a gutter near the shooting range.
- Reported discrepancy
- The article's final line says India finished fourth in the team event, conflicting with its earlier fifth-place result.