OneIndia Exclusive: Inside Manu Bhakhar's Training Venue: Interview with Coach Jaspal Rana’s Father

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Jaspal Rana is accompanying Manu Bhakar in Paris for the Olympics. In his absence, Manu's father, Narayan Singh Rana, a former shooting coach himself, spoke to One India about Manu's sporting journey and her relationship with Jaspal Rana. Interestingly, Jaspal Rana is also the son-in-law of India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. This connection adds an intriguing dimension to the story, highlighting the intertwining of sports and politics in India's Olympic narrative.    #ManuBhaker #SarabJotSingh #JaspalRana #Olympics2024 #Paris2024 #Olympicsnews #Oneindia #Oneindianews                  ~PR.320~ED.103~HT.334~

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00:00For India, Manu Bhakar, who won the first medal in the Paris Olympics, has a special connection with Dehradun.

00:05We are talking about the Jaspal Rana Shooting Academy in Dehradun,

00:10from where Manu Bhakar learned his aim and his teacher is Jaspal Rana,

00:16who is also known as the golden boy of Uttarakhand and the whole country.

00:20With us right now is Jaspal Rana's father, Narayan Singh Rana,

00:24who also has a very old connection with shooting.

00:29Let's talk to him about the whole environment and the kind of environment in the institute right now.

00:36Sir, first of all, thank you for your time.

00:38Thank you very much.

00:40Thank you for coming here to listen to Manu Bhakar's news.

00:44Sir, what was the first reaction?

00:47What kind of environment was there in the institute?

00:49How did you feel when Manu hit the target?

00:55Manu and Jaspal have a very long journey for this.

01:00Jaspal has been shooting for 20-25 years now and Manu has been shooting for 8 years.

01:07So, all the hard work that has been done in this journey and this result had to come, it had to be achieved.

01:13So, going there, India's flag goes up in the Olympics, the medals of the countries.

01:21So, the whole feeling at that time is that the whole country is watching it.

01:25The eyes of the whole country are there in the Olympics.

01:27This happens only in the Olympic event.

01:29It happens less in the rest of the events.

01:31But for the Olympics, where the ranking of the whole world is measured,

01:34Manu has done a very good performance by going to that place.

01:38It could have been done better, it was left for 0.1 to 0.2.

01:42And Jaspal, because he had become his personal coach there,

01:47he was a participant of his training for a year in a row.

01:50He has also come to our shooting academy 2-3 times.

01:53He had also trained here.

01:55We had also motivated him in front of us.

01:57So, this is a matter of great pride for us.

02:00And Jaspal's career was until 2006.

02:04He had made a hat-trick in the Asian Games.

02:06It was not an Olympic event, so it could not be done in the Olympics.

02:12But in the rest of the Asian Games, after PT USA,

02:15he has made a hat-trick.

02:17He has won 3 gold medals in Doha.

02:19He also won the first gold medal in Hiroshima.

02:21He is a gold medalist of the Commonwealth.

02:23He is a gold medalist of the World Championships.

02:26He has all the world records.

02:28So, he had a great experience for so many years.

02:32He has been shooting continuously since 1986.

02:35He has been shooting continuously since 2006.

02:37It was 20-25 years.

02:38Mannu has also benefited from that experience.

02:41This is the thing that every teacher wants his students to go ahead.

02:46What was Jaspal's first reaction when you talked to him?

02:49How happy he looks, how satisfied he is.

02:51What other expectations does he have?

02:53I was watching when Jaspal was behind,

02:55because he was not in the category of the main coach from the government.

02:59He was Mannu's personal coach.

03:01He was sitting behind in the audience.

03:03If you would have reacted,

03:05on his last shot,

03:07as soon as he hit the shot,

03:10and he got the bronze medal,

03:12this was his reaction.

03:14I mean, from inside,

03:16his feeling came out,

03:18that he got a medal.

03:20If we talk about your family,

03:22first of all, you held Jaspal's hand,

03:26then you brought him for the shooting.

03:28You are slowly bringing all the members of your family,

03:31and your academy,

03:33to other families,

03:35who are keeping the country's name.

03:37We would like to know a little about your family.

03:39How did you start?

03:41We are from Uttarakhand,

03:43Tehri district.

03:44Our village is called Interior.

03:46I was 9 years old when my father died.

03:50My mother died when I was 10 years old.

03:52I got married when I was 10 years old.

03:54My wife was 8 years old.

03:56From that level,

03:58to reach here,

04:00we had a program.

04:03We went to ITBP,

04:05then SPG.

04:07We became a shooting coach,

04:09in our first training.

04:11We were doing target practice.

04:13After that,

04:15Jaspal would study in Masuri,

04:17then we went to SPG,

04:19where we used to teach shooting.

04:21We used to teach him well.

04:23You can see his confidence.

04:25He used to shoot 9mm pistol.

04:27The pistol used to fall from his hand,

04:29but it didn't fall.

04:31I thought he can do it.

04:33After that,

04:35I was not his first coach.

04:37Later,

04:39foreign coaches also came.

04:41But,

04:43I coached him in the first Olympics,

04:45in 1996 Atlanta,

04:47and in 1994 Asian Games.

04:49He won a medal in the Asian Games,

04:51and played in the Olympics.

04:53Who all are here?

04:55Daughter, daughter-in-law,

04:57everyone is here.

04:59We would like to know

05:01about Jaspal.

05:03You have expressed your feelings.

05:07Yes,

05:09you have seen Jaspal in our family.

05:11He is my younger son,

05:13Shubas Rana.

05:15He is here.

05:17And he is

05:19from this team.

05:21Where is he?

05:23He is from Pera team.

05:25He is Shubas Rana.

05:27He is JP Nautiyal.

05:29This team,

05:31after 15 days of Olympics,

05:33they play in Pera Olympics.

05:35He is the first coach

05:37of India's team, Shubas Rana.

05:39He won 5 medals last time.

05:41He was awarded by Modi.

05:43After 15 days,

05:45he is going to Pera Olympics.

05:47He has won more than 5 medals.

05:49He is Shubas Rana.

05:51She is my daughter, Sushma Rana.

05:53She is Rajna Singh's daughter-in-law.

05:55She is a gold medalist

05:57of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

05:59She is my granddaughter,

06:01Devanshi.

06:03They have played together.

06:05She is Manu Bakar.

06:07Our whole family

06:09is involved in this.

06:11We are very fortunate

06:13that we were awarded by Jaspal.

06:15We bought this land

06:17for 18-20 lakh rupees.

06:19We have a range of international players.

06:21You can understand

06:23that if Manu Bakar

06:25has trained here,

06:27it is good for others as well.

06:29People from all over the country

06:31have come here.

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