BHOPAL: The wide smile on Manu Bhaker's face said it all. Before the 25m pistol final on Saturday here at the ISSF World Cup, and even before the rapid stage of qualification, Manu was trying her best to hide her nervousness. Her father was by her side for all this while, perhaps because he had spotted the jitters in her daughter and tried comforting with his presence.
It's been two years, since the Delhi World Cup in 2021, that Manu was on the podium of a senior international event. She had come close a few times and was close again now. Quite clearly, she didn't want to let it slip.
