Mirrored in gold: Shooter Heena Sidhu sees herself in Manu Bhaker

Sidhu, a Commonwealth gold medalist herself, hopes to see many more Manu Bhakers in the making.

By Maleeva Rebello, ET Bureau | Nov 26, 2018, 08.36 AM IST

Sidhu (R), a Commonwealth gold medalist herself, hopes to see many more Manu Bhakers in the making.

Young shooter Manu Bhaker is having a golden run, quite literally. At the Asian Shooting Championships recently, the 16- year-old won a gold medal with Saurabh Chaudhary in the mixed event. This is Bhaker’s third gold of the year, and fellow shooter Heena Sidhu could not be more proud.

Sidhu, a Commonwealth gold medalist herself, says she sees a lot of herself in Bhaker.

“Manu reminds me of how I was when I was her age. I even told her that at the Commonwealth Games. I can see reflections of myself in her and her journey and I feel an invisible connection with her,” she said at an event in Mumbai.

Sidhu hopes to see many more Manu Bhakers in the making. “I am looking forward to more young people like her to make a name for themselves,” she said.

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