New Delhi, April 6 -- Sift Kaur Samra had a stellar rise in international shooting until the Paris Olympics left her sore. Unable to live up to her high expectations, the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games champion was dejected with her performance after finishing 31st in 50m rifle 3 positions in Chateauroux.
She revisited her match several times in her mind, trying to figure out what went wrong. One thing she did understand was that the Olympics cannot be taken as any other competition because of the frenzied build-up. Being a top Indian shooter and going into the Olympics as world record holder and favourite to win a medal brings with it immense pressure. Pistol shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker felt it in Tokyo, Sift, the rifle ace, fac...