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Teen shooter Manu Bhaker bans parents from foreign trips

Bhaker, 16, has brought home World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold medals this year in a sudden rise to fame, and is one of the favourites at the Asian Games in Indonesia

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India's teen shooter Manu Bhaker with parents Sumedha and Ramkishan

India's teen shooter Manu Bhaker with parents Sumedha and Ramkishan

Teenage shooter Manu Bhaker said she's told her parents not to accompany her to tournaments abroad as she struggles to adapt to life as one of India's best known sportswomen. Bhaker, 16, has brought home World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold medals this year in a sudden rise to fame, and is one of the favourites at the Asian Games in Indonesia.

But she is finding that success comes at a price, with a tough training schedule and a restrictive lifestyle that means less time with friends and a one-hour daily time limit for using her mobile phone.

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