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Indian shooting chief coach Jaspal Rana has claimed that they have to ensure that the young players remain grounded for couple of years to protect them from the lure of fame and money. He also stated that the issues are not on the field but going off field which could be a great loss to the nation.

A jubilant NRAI president, Raninder Singh, lavished praise on the young shooters who returned with four medals from the ongoing Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, Shahu Mane, and Mehuli Gosh bagged medals for the Indian shooting contingent at the Games.

According to National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh, junior Shooting coach Jaspal Rana was the best name for the Dronacharya Award. As for his contributions, Coach Jaspal Rana had worked towards the development of shooters like Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala.

Indian shooters went ahead to establish themselves at the third position in terms of medals tally at the ISSF World Championships, which was held at Changwon, South Korea. The shooters finished with 27 medals, out which 11 were gold, nine silver, and seven bronze medals.