Doha: Triple gold medallist Jaspal Rana is holding nothing back. He never has been the kind and more so after the fabulous performance at the ongoing 15th Asian Games in Doha.
The Delhi shooter, who made a mark in the Asian Games first as a teenager in 1994, is a veteran of sorts. In recent times, he has been gunning for the officials, who he feels have not done enough for the Indian shooters who have gone from strength to strength.
After winning the twin centre-fire pistol individual and team gold medals on Friday, he once again went for the officials.
"Now if anyone wants to call me indisciplined, I am indisciplined. I don't practise, I don't go to the shooting ranges, and I don't train with the official coach," Rana, not expected to win a gold, said with tears running down his cheeks.
"But what's the fun in going and training at the range when there is no ammunition, no proper coach, no facilities? If they still want to call me indisciplined, it's their wish. I am not bothered."
The shooter did not wait for the closing ceremony and instead flew out to India on Saturday evening.
Rana, whose previous Asian Games gold came in Hiroshima in 1994, becomes only the second Indian to win three gold medals at a single Asiad. The other Indian was P T Usha, who bagged four gold medals in 1986.
After his first gold on Thursday in standard pistol, Rana had lashed out at his critics and officials.
Rana, despite running fever, then equalled the score of 590 points for a world and Asian record.
With Vijay Kumar also in good form India got the team gold too.
"I feel happy about the gold. Before going into the rapid round (centre-fire) I wasn't thinking much; I just wanted to shoot a good score," Rana said.
With three gold, five silver and six bronze medals, this was India's best ever performance at the Asian Games in shooting.
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