Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal after clinching the historic bronze in the women's 10m air pistol individual event on Sunday. Bhaker was left disappointed with a gun malfunction in the Tokyo Olympics 2022.
Manu Bhaker has become the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal as she clinched a bronze in the 10m air pistol final at the Paris Olympic Games. Manu is the fifth Indian shooter to win a medal at the Games overall. Here are Manu's major career achievements, records and medals.
A resilient Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by snaring a bronze in the 10m air pistol event on Sunday, a triumph that opened the country's account in the Paris Games and ended a 12-year wait for its much-hyped shooters.
Manu Bhaker started the women's individual 10m air pistol finals with a 50.4 score in the first stage and then kept the lead in the top three for the remaining four series to become the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting.
PV Sindhu came into the contest on the back of a 1-0 head-to-head record against Maldivian Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq. Sindhu had defeated Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 in Birmingham.
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PV Sindhu is the only shuttler from India to qualify for the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics. Sindhu is ranked 13 in the women's singles category whereas Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq is ranked 111 in the world.
India's ace shooter Manu Bhaker was at her best in the women's 10 m pistol qualification round. The 22-year-old finished third in the qualification round with a total score of 580.
Manu Bhaker will feature in the women's 10m air pistol finals event at 3:30 pm as the Indian contingent targets its first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. The ace shuttler PV Sindhu and top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal will kick off their campaigns as well.
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Sarabjot Singh finished 9th in the 33-athlete qualification round of the 10m air pistol at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games. The top eight shooters qualified for the final and Sarabjot missed out on the medal match by a whisker, effectively due to one inner 10 less than the eighth-placed shooter.
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Elavenil Valarivan, Sandeep Singh, Ramita and Arjun Babuta will be in action in the 10m air rifle mixed team event on day one and will have a chance to open India's account. Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team will take on New Zealand in a Group B fixture to kick-start their campaign in Paris.
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Paris delivered an unprecedented opening ceremony event to kick off the 33rd Summer Olympics with a floating Parade of Nations, music and dance performances for star singers Lady Gaga and Aya Nakamura, and cultural displays through various events at the Seine River.
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