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Mihir Vasavda at Asian Games: In India’s first medal in women’s skeet, daughters of a fisherman, dry-cleaner & a royal
From left, silver medals India’s Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak celebrate on the podium during the awards ceremony for the Shooting Trap Team Women competitions of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
THE TRAP shooting podium on Sunday demonstrated sports’ unique ability of being a great leveler.
At the centre was the daughter of a humble fisherman who developed the patience and synchronization to shoot down flying targets living a piscatory life. To her right was the daughter of the scion of Patiala royal family. And on the left was the daughter of a dry-cleaner from Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh who is one of the youngest women’s shooting recruits in the Army. (Read more from Mihir Vasavda)