To understand the story of Manu's age, we have to go into a little flashback. The first individual silver medal in India's history was won by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won this medal in shooting at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Born in 1970, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was 34 years old at that time. After this, Abhinav Bindra went one step ahead in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won the gold medal in shooting at the Beijing Olympics. This was India's first gold medal in an individual event. Abhinav was born in 1982. When he won the gold medal, he was 26 years old. The next Olympics were in London. Before Paris, London was the only city in the world where the Olympic Games were organized three times.

Well, the number of medals for India increased in shooting in the London Olympics. Both Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar won medals for India. Gagan Narang won the bronze medal. While Vijay Kumar aimed for the silver medal. Gagan Narang was born in 1983 and was 29 years old when he won the medal. Vijay Kumar was born in 1985, that is, he was 27 years old when he won the medal in 2012. Now let's return to the present in this story - Manu Bhaker was born in 2002 and at the age of 22, she has 2 Olympic medals to her credit.

What is the meaning of an Olympic medal at this age?

The sport of shooting and having two Olympic medals at the age of 22 has many meanings. Before going into its details, let us tell you who is the oldest medalist in the Olympics. This information is very interesting because it has a direct relation with the story of Manu Bhaker. The oldest player to win an Olympic medal is Swedish shooter Oscar Swan. Oscar Swan won the silver medal in the shooting event of the 1920 Olympics at the age of 72 years and 280 days. Apart from this, there are many other shooters who have been participating in the Olympics even after 40 years. When Ahmed Al Makhdoom of UAE won the gold medal in the Athens Olympics, he was more than 40 years old. That is, shooting is a sport where age does not matter much. The simple thing is that as long as the shooter's 'concentration' is with him, he can remain 'active' in the range. It is not a game of running like hockey, badminton or football. It is also not a game of physical strength like boxing and wrestling. This is a game of mental fitness and concentration.

Understand it this way that after winning the gold medal in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra also participated in the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. However, he did not succeed. Gagan Narang also participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics after winning the medal in 2012. Vijay Kumar also has the same story. Apart from this, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also participated in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics after winning the medal in 2004. Overall, the bottom line is that 22 years of age is nothing in the game of shooting. Manu Bhaker does not know how many more Olympics she will play as of today. Yes, but for the next 2-3 Olympics i.e. 12 years, if you see her in the Olympic shooting range, do not be surprised. This simply means that the color of Manu's medal will change. Provided she has to keep some things in mind.

Social media and market stress

When 20-22 year old players go to Olympics for the first time, believe me they are surprised. The glitz of the arena of boxing, shooting or any other sport is like this. This was Manu's second Olympics. She could not win a medal last time. This time in her second Olympics she has created history. After returning from Paris, she will also get the market of advertisements. She can be seen in any advertisement from a beauty product to a bike-tyre. Manu is glamorous. She will get so many types of offers that it is difficult to guess them right now. If any offer comes from a reality show, then that too cannot be refused. Manu has no problem in getting offers. The other meaning of these offers is money.

Apart from cricket, if players in other sports also get money and their 'financial future' is secure, then it is a very good thing. But now from here another battle will start for Manu Bhaker. Sachin Tendulkar explains this battle very well. Sachin says that after reaching a point, everyone should know what they have to do now, but more than that, they should know what they should not do now. It is not easy to test the criteria of what not to do. The age which is their biggest strength today in the shooting range can also become a weakness. It can lead them astray. It can change their priorities.