Manu Bhaker’s ‘Challenges’ in Khel Ratna Nomination

• Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has clarified her ‘lapse’ in the Khel Ratna nomination process.

• The Sports Ministry intervened after the selection committee did not recommend her name.

• Bhaker’s coach, Jaspal Rana, and father, Ram Kishan Bhaker, criticized the Sports Ministry and the award selection committee for overlooking her.

• Bhaker stated her aim is to perform for her country, regardless of the award.

• She became Independent India’s first athlete to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Olympics.

• Rana, a decorated shooter, blamed the Sports Ministry, the Sports Authority of India, and the National Rifle Association of India for “ignoring” Bhaker’s credentials.