The untimely passing of Indian shooting legend and legendary coach Jaspal Rana at the young age of 49 has left the sporting world and the nation in deep mourning. As a physician, my heart breaks not just for the loss of an icon who shaped modern Indian shooting, but because of the stark, familiar reality behind his tragic departure: a cardiac emergency that began with heavily misunderstood symptoms. Reports reveal that while traveling back from the ISSF World Cup in Munich