‘Don't waste energy’: Bhaker urges Indian athletes to look beyond Asian Games chaos
Indian shooting star Manu Bhaker has encouraged fellow athletes to ignore organizational mismanagement at the Asian Games in Japan. She emphasized that the event is a rare opportunity and urged competitors to focus on their performance rather than logistical complaints.
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NEW DELHI: Shooting ace Manu Bhaker has urged her fellow Indian athletes to put the organisational issues surrounding the Asian Games behind them and focus on competition, saying the continental showpiece represents a “once in a lifetime opportunity and experience”.The build-up to the Games in Japan has been marred by complaints from athletes and officials of several participating countries, including India, over cramped accommodation, organisational mismanagement and long travel times between hotels and training venues.With criticism mounting over the arrangements, Bhaker called on the Indian contingent not to allow the problems to distract them from their performances.“To all my fellow athletes from India, we will have some issues.
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