At the Paris Olympics 2024, female shooter Manu Bhaker has won a bronze medal. In the final, Manu scored 221.7 points. This is India’s first medal in the event. Manu Bhaker secured the bronze in the women’s 10-meter air pistol event. She had missed out on a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, but this time, Manu made the country proud by winning a bronze medal right at the start. Besides air pistol shooting, Manu has also participated in and won awards in various other sports.
Ab hoga #JeetKaJashn. The 1st medal for 🇮🇳 at @Paris2024 Olympic Games. The first Indian woman to win an Olympic Medal in shooting. Take a bow, @realmanubhaker! 🥉 #JeetKiAur | #Cheer4Bharat | #IndiaAtParis24 pic.twitter.com/z4f5vZD7ST
— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) July 28, 2024
Manu Bhaker hails from Jhajjar, Haryana. In school, she participated in several sports like tennis, skating, and boxing. Additionally, she took part in a martial art called ‘Thang Ta’ and won medals at the national level. After the Rio Olympics, Manu decided to pursue shooting.
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Father Bought Her a Gun
According to available information, when Manu was 16 years old in 2016, she decided to try her hand at shooting. She asked her father for a sports shooting pistol. Always supportive, her father Ram Kishan Bhaker bought her a gun. This gun has now made Manu an Olympian.
In the 2017 National Shooting Championship, Bhaker broke the record of Olympian and former World No. 1 Heena Sidhu by scoring 242.3 points, winning the 10-meter air pistol final. She also won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Championship, and her achievements have brought her global recognition.
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