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Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medallist Sarabjot Singh revealed one question that he would ask Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec and talked about his fandom for him. Notably, Singh teamed up with Manu Bhaker and clinched the 10m air pistol bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Singh revealed that Dikec is his role model and no matter how hard he tried, he could never imitate his techniques and perfection. Notably, the 51-year-old grabbed headlines during the 2024 edition of the tournament due to his gearless appearance, and winning the silver medal.
The 22-year-old opened up on his fandom for the Turkish legend while revealing that he has been trying to imitate his action since 2011. In an interview with PUMA India, he said, "I have been watching his (Yusuf's) videos since 2011. He has always been like this. He is 51 today. Even though I have tried, I could not match his perfection. If I had the chance, I would ask him what he eats.”
We enjoyed some banter: Sarabjot Singh opens up on bonding with Manu Bhaker
Talking about his bonding with fellow shooter Manu Bhaker, Singh revealed that they would only have brief conversations but enjoyed making fun of each other. Not only this, but the Olympian also revealed that they both trained separately for their event. Singh said, "My training was due at 9, hers was due at 12, individually. Mixed session lasted for 30 minutes, before which she trained separately, and I separately.”
He added, "Our conversation was usually brief and limited to 'Apna 100 per cent dena hai (we have to give our 100 per cent)'. Apart from that, we enjoyed some banter. Sometimes I would make fun of her, sometimes she would of me.” The sharpshooter from Dheen village in Haryana also spoke about the ‘candle flame technique’ and said, “The main technique is to look at the candle flame with eyes open for three minutes and then imagine for two minutes.”
He added, “I used to keep it directly in front of my eyes. Complete darkness in the room, complete peace, silence. My eyes would water, it was not easy. The most important thing is visualisation in shooting.”
