Reader Ashok Kumar Sharma sent us a picture of Jaspal Rana from Doha.
Sarabjot's father, Jitender Singh went onto express his feelings too after his son bagged a bronze medal along with Bhaker.
Bhaker said that her break from the shooting after Olympics was pre-decided by her and her coach Jaspal Rana.
He left behind Ashok and Ronak Pandit in the individual event of the 49th National Shooting Championship.
Raja Sen salutes Jaspal Bhatti.
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The two Indians narrowly lost the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle and men's 25m standard pistol events, respectively.
With millions of dollars set to come her way via cash rewards and endorsements, maintaining focus solely on sport can be a challenge.
Jaspal Rana equalled the world record in the men's 25m centre fire pistol event by aggregating 590 points at the 15th Asian Games.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The ace shooter bolstered India's medal tally to 26 gold, nine silver and seven bronze at the end of the shooting competition in the SAF Games.
Rana hardly minced words as he questioned the federation's tendency to make last-minute changes to its policy, and its stubborn refusal to acknowledge or facilitate the presence of shooters' personal coaches at national camps and trials.
The youngster won the 10m Air Pistol event, setting a new record, at the SAF Games.
The car in which the 57 year old actor, director was travelling hit a roadside tree near Shahkot in Nakodar area of the district around 1 am, Bhatti's associate Vinod Sharma told PTI in Chandigarh.
Coach Jaspal Rana and confidence made all the difference to Manu Bhaker's Paris Olympics campaign
"In his unfortunate passing away, the country has lost a person who pioneered a unique perspective on probity in public life," the PM said.
The actor, who passed away in a road accident on October 25, was best known for his TV show Flop Show.
Legendary pistol marksman Jaspal Rana has expressed grave concerns over the delay in naming the Indian shooting contingent for the Paris Olympics.
Munkhbayar Dorjsuren's experience proved crucial for Bhaker and Sarabjot in the mixed team final where the shooters are allowed to take time-outs and speak to their coaches. Not only did she contribute with vital inputs but she was constantly egging Indian fans to cheer for the Indians.
Ace shooter Jaspal Rana and musician Ayaan Ali Bangash pulled out of the Olympic torch relay barely few hours before the event.
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She is just two points behind leader Veronika Major of Hungary, who shot an aggregate of 592 (294 and 298) which helped her equal the Olympic record.
The NRAI has sent the names of champion pistol shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma for the prestigious Arjuna Award, according to federation sources.
The ace shooter won the men's 25m centre fire pistol and led India to team gold in the event.
Horse riding, bharatnatyam and skating on Manu's mind during break from shooting
The gigantic Stade de France resembled a concert hall hosting a party to celebrate the fortnight of sporting excellence as the breathtaking Closing Ceremony of the Paris Olympics kicked-off with athletes marching into the iconic stadium to thunderous applause in Paris on Sunday.
Para shooter Rubina Francis lights up India's day with bronze at Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
Olympian Manu Bhaker displayed complete dominance in 10m air pistol Olympic Selection Trials (OST), shooting a superb score to overcome the challenge of Asian Games medallist Esha Singh in Bhopal on Friday.
Six medals from a 117-strong contingent is not ideal but India had its moments of joy, hope, frustration, and heartache.
Ace shooter and Asian Games gold medalist Jaspal Rana was on Thursday named as the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Uttarakhand's Tehri constituency as the party declared its list of 23 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.Rana, who is BJP President Rajnath Singh's daughter-in-law's brother, is one of the four candidates declared from Uttarakhand.
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The court also summoned Vinod Tomar, suspended assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India.
Ex-WFI chief Singh not exonerated by oversight panel in sexual harassment case: Police tell court
A picture of glamour and grit in the face of an emergency, the air hostess, flight attendant or air stewardess is often the hero we didn't know we needed.
A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
The incident took place when the policemen went to arrest some Nihangs (Sikhs armed with traditional weapons) in Sultanpur Lodhi in a case registered against them, said a senior police official over the phone.
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The Punjab government has informed the Akal Takht that 348 of the 360 people taken into preventive custody during a police crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh have now been freed.
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