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Teen shooter Manu Bhaker bans parents from foreign trips
Updated On: 19 August, 2018 12:30 PM IST | Palembang (Indonesia) | AFP
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

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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