Tag: Manu Bhaker shooting world cup

Saurabh Chaudhary, the shy and inscrutable maverick, was talking about ‘feelings’. The scores and the outcome did not matter much to him. According to those in his inner circle, the refound ‘feel’ of the trigger filled him with confidence.This was at the National Championships in January this year, where — despite not winning a medal — Chaudhary announced his return to form. Two years after finishing 203rd and dropping down to 35th on the list of 56 shooters in the domestic rankings, Chaudhary rewrote his qualification round National Record, with a score of 591, to make the cut for his first national final in four years on that chilly January day in New Delhi. On Thursday, Chaudhary will turn out in Indian colours for the first time since 2023, completing one of the most anticipated comeba...