CWG 2018 : I want to return home with a medal this time round, says Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Five-time Commonwealth game participant Manavjit Singh Sandhu is hoping to return home to Ferozepur with a medal from 2018 Gold Coast CWG in the trap event at the tournament. Sandhu added that his work in training will give him the edge over his opponents in the trap event.
The 2018 Gold Coast CWG is just a few days away and the Indian contingent is raring to go and make the nation proud by bagging medals at the global tournament. The Indian shooting contingent, in particular, will look to build on the impressive displays at the senior ISSF World Cup and the ISSF junior World Cup recently.
41-year old Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who had previously bagged four Bronze medals in the individual category throughout his career hoped to return home with a medal this time around. Sandhu will be a participant in his sixth CWG tournament, the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth was his first outing in the prestigious tournament.
“The overall preparation has been really good for me. I had gone to the World Cup in Mexico but I could not shoot in the event as I was unwell. With shooting being
”The main challenge will be from shooters from Australia and England, which is almost the same in world championships. The conditions in Australia are always windy and we need to counter those conditions. A lot depends on the direction of
Sandhu could not make it to the Indian team for the last year’s ISSF World Cup which was held in Delhi with Zoravar Singh, Kynan
Sandhu had previously won the gold medal in ISSF Shotgun World Cup in
“In trap, maturity is very important and the last two decades have taught me a lot of patience. I have worked on my fitness in the recent years and it has given me the edge in training as well. The emergence of youngsters is always challenging and encouraging for experienced shooters,”
“Earlier, we used to see 40-50 entries in
