NEW DELHI: Tanvi Lathwal idolises Manu Bhaker and aspires to emulate the Indian shooting star’s achievements. The 15-year-old, whose family hails from Haryana, took her first step towards achieving her dreams when she secured a position in the 12-member Australian shooting contingent for the ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany’s Suhl from May 19-27.
Tanvi will compete in the 10m air pistol category. She is the first shooter of Indian origin to have made the Aussie squad. Tanvi had brilliant scores across three qualifying competitions — New South Wales (NSW) state championships (564/600), Queensland state championships (559) and junior Nationals (560 pts). She claimed gold medals in all three events and is currently Australia’s No. 1 junior shooter in 10m air pistol.
