Sarnobet now targets 2020 Oly
Mumbai, Sept. 10: A rare feat recently achieved, Asian Games gold medal winning shooter Rahi Sarnobat has now trained her eyes on scripting another history — a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Sarnobat, 27, entered the record books when she became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. She achieved the feat after bagging the yellow metal in the 25m air pistol event in Jakarta recently.
“An Olympic medal is the only thing which is left to achieve. So now the next ( target) will be the ( 2020) Olympics,” she said.
“I went to the Olympic Games before but those are past now. Now it should be a podium finish ( in Tokyo),” added Rahi, who hails from Kolhapur district.
No Indian female shooter has managed to win an Olympic medal so far.
Sarnobat said to fulfil her Olympic dream, she now needs to give more focus on mental and physical training.
“There are many things that I have to improve to be Olympics ready. The pressure will be completely
Technically Indian shooters are now in very good shape. So now we have to focus more on the mental and physical training.
— RAHI SARNOBAT Indian shooter
different there. You need to be psychologically and physically strong. Technically Indian shooters are now in very good shape. So now we have to focus more on the mental and physical training,” she said.
Sarnobat dedicated her Asiad gold to her new German coach Munkhbayar Dorjsuren.
“I will dedicate this ( medal) to my new coach because she worked differently with me. She ( Dorjsuren) is a champion, an Olympic medallist. She has that attitude which helps me to think that I can ( do it),” Sarnobat said.
Sarnobat returned to the city on Sunday night after competing in the World Championships in Chagwon, South Korea, where she failed to win a medal.