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“The coach was wearing brown pants and according to the rules of the International Shooting Sports Federation, this is not allowed because brown is worn by military personnel. The coach was asked to leave the FOP for violating the dress code,” said Haniyeh Khandani, an international judge from Iran, who did not allow Rana to the FOP.Manu took silver in a thrilling final that saw two shoot-offs. However, Rana said that sitting in the gallery did not matter much. “It’s fine. The panel thought it was a code violation, so they asked me to sit. But it didn’t change anything. I don’t think I’m needed at the FOP,” Rana told TOI.Anjali Bhagwat wins first international medalIt sounded like time travel when the announcer at the final shooting range, Dr. Karni Singh announced that Anjali Bhagwat had won bronze in the junior women’s 25m pistol. However, it was not an Olympian who climbed the pistol podium; it was rather her namesake from Nashik who won her first international medal. Anjali was named after an expert rifle shooter.“We were already Bhagwati, so my father thought of naming me Anjali after Mrs. Anjali. He watched the shooting and later I started liking it too,” junior Anjali told TOI.