"She wanted me to win the gold medal. I hope to fulfil her wish in the future," said the star rifle shooter at a felicitation ceremony in Pune after arriving from London to a rousing reception.
Narang was felicitated at the 'Gun for Glory' academy by Maharashtra Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Padmakar Valvi. Woman shooter Rahi Sarnobat, who was a part of the London Games shooting squad, was also honoured.
Narang, who won a bronze in the men's 10m air rifle, wants diminutive woman boxer MC Mary Kom to do what he missed out in the Games, a gold medal.
"I met her in London and she sounded very confident. I hope that she brings the yellow medal for all of us," he said ahead of Mary's semi-final bout on Wednesday against Nicola Adams of Great Britain.
Narang, a seasoned shooter and a multiple gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games and the star of the 2010 Delhi extravaganza, said he felt a bit anxious during his event in London and used his coach Stanislas Lapidus's iPad to settle his jangled nerves.
"I felt a tad bit nervous. Hence, I started half an hour late. My coach made me play a 'secret' game on his iPad. I stepped back from my mark, relaxed, and checked everything before shooting again.
"I was really pleased at having qualified for the finals. A huge weight is off my shoulders. In the finals, I was lucky enough to hold my nerves and shoot 10.7 in the last shot when I needed 10.2 to win the bronze medal," said the shooter whose home is in Hyderabad.
Mom disappointed my medal not Gold: Gagan Narang
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