Hyderabad: Their medal-winning run at the World Cup notwithstanding, some of India's leading markswomen don't see themselves taking it easy even for a day as they look to iron out the chinks in their armour in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.
Postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 and four months before the showpiece begins, the Indian shooters have displayed incredible form, so far winning 10 gold medals in the ongoing ISSF World Cup in the national capital.
The pistol triumvirate of Chinky Yadav, Rahi Sarnobat and Manu Bhaker have shone the brightest.
"I think we have no break right now, we have very few days and few weeks. We don't have many competitions before the Olympics, so every competition count in terms of experience and lessons, which we will be needing to improve our skills in the training," Sarnobat said.
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"So, even in this competition, we have learnt so many things and we will work on that, so no break, just working on that," the seasoned shooter added.
Sarnobat combined with Yadav and Bhaker to clinch the women's 25m pistol team gold here on Thursday, a day after they swept the individual final by winning all the medals on offer.
"This is the last (international) event before the Olympics. We have Nationals next so we will be preparing for Nationals, will see what we do if the dates for Nationals change. Our aim is to be perfectly ready before the Olympics start," Yadav said.
Bhaker added, "We have Nationals coming up, so the entire focus will be on preparations and rectifying our mistakes."
