Olympic medal winner Manu Bhaker calls on CM
– Bhagwant Mann felicitates professional shooter for bagging medals for the country
Chandigarh, 9 August 2024 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday felicitated Olympic medal winner professional shooter Manu Bhaker, who called on him at his official residence.
The Chief Minister congratulated Manu Bhaker and her family for her rare achievement in the Ongoing Paris Olympics. He said that by bagging two medals in the shooting events at Paris Manu has made the entire country proud. Bhagwant Singh Mann said the ace shooter has emerged as a youth icon who will always inspire the budding players for bringing laurels for the country in national and international events.
The Chief Minister also apprised the young player about the innovative Sports policy of his government, which aims at giving fillip to sporting activity in the state. He said that this is the need of the hour to channelise the unbounded energy of the youth on one hand and to wean them away from menace of drugs on the other. Bhagwant Singh Mann also lauded the Indian players especially from states of Punjab and Haryana who have won medals for the county in various events.
Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for sparing his valuable time to meet and felicitate her. She also lauded the robust sports policy along with other initiatives taken by the state government for the promotion of sports in the state. The ace shooter also batted for equal opportunities for all the players so that maximum medals can be won for the country in various competitions.
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