India’s star shooter Manu Bhaker gave a historic performance in Paris Olympics 2024. Manu became the first Indian to win two medals in one Olympics. Manu first won bronze in the women’s 10 meter air pistol. Then Manu Bhaker won the second bronze in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event. Sarabjot Singh was also in the team with her.
… then Manu will be out of this tournament
Now big news has come out about Manu Bhaker. Manu Bhaker may be out of the Shooting World Cup to be held in October as she has decided to take a three-month break. Her coach Jaspal Rana gave this information. Jaspal told PTI, ‘I don’t know whether she will play in the World Cup to be held in October or not because she is taking a three-month break.’
He said, ‘She has been working hard for a long time so this is a normal break.’ The Shooting World Cup will be held in Delhi from 13 to 18 October. Jaspal said that after the break, they will work on the 2026 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh were the flag bearers of the Indian contingent at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Manu Bhaker missed out on a hat-trick of medals in the Paris Olympics. Manu finished fourth in the 25m pistol event. Then in the shoot-off, Manu was defeated by Hungary’s Veronica Major. Manu Bhaker was jointly third with Hungary’s Veronica Major with 28 points after the first eight series in the final of 10 series of five shots each. After this, Manu could hit only three out of five shots in the shoot-off, while Major won the bronze medal with four accurate shots.
At the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker competed in the women’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team and women’s 25m pistol events. She was the only athlete from the 21-member Indian shooting team to participate in multiple individual events. Manu secured the Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India after finishing fifth in the women’s 25m pistol event at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championship.
This record is also in the name of Manu Bhaker
Manu Bhaker is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup. She is also the Commonwealth Games champion in the women’s 10m air pistol event at Gold Coast 2018, where she won the top medal with a CWG record. Manu Bhaker is also the first Indian shooter and the country’s first female athlete to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympics at Buenos Aires 2018. She won the women’s 25m team pistol title at the Asian Games last year.
Born in Jhajjar, Haryana, Manu Bhaker participated in tennis, skating and boxing competitions during her school days. Apart from this, she also participated in a martial art called ‘Than Ta’, which won medals at the national level. Manu got injured in the eye during boxing, after which her journey in boxing ended. But Manu had a different passion for sports, due to which she managed to become an excellent shooter.
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