"I Am Nobody, Have Had No Salary For 3 Years": Manu Bhaker's Coach Jaspal Rana

As India's ace shooter Manu Bhaker basks in glory, courtesy of her bronze medal accomplishment in the Paris Olympics 10m Air Pistol final, her coach Jaspal Rana is struggling to make ends meet. Manu and Jaspal had an infamous fallout after the shooter's failure to win a medal in the Tokyo Games, due to a pistol malfunction, but the duo returned together to make amends in Paris. As Manu aims to add to India's tally, Rana is keen to find a full-time job for him that earns him a monthly salary, which hasn't been the case for the last three years.

In a chat with RevSportz, Rana got emotional as he recalled the abuse he received after Manu's shock exit from the Tokyo Games.

"All those who abused me, made me a villain after Tokyo, when I was not even present there are now wanting interviews from me. No problem, I did interviews, but are these people going to make up my losses in life at large," he said.

While Rana is delighted to see Manu finally getting her hands on an Olympic medal, he also revealed that neither the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) nor another sporting body in the country has paid him any salary over the last three years. For now, the primary focus for Rana remains finding a job.

"I am nobody, I just did a job Manu wanted me to help her out with. But are people aware I have had no monthly salary from the National Rifle Association of India or any other agency over the last three years? I am more than happy Manu has shown what she can do, I only tapped into her potential. I need to go back to India and start afresh. I need to find a job to earn money," said Jaspal, brutally honest.

"When I got this Olympics accreditation card from the IOA, thanks to PT Usha Madam and Captain Ajay Narang, I was