India's star shooter Manu Bhaker concluded her Paris Olympics 2024 campaign after finishing fourth in the women's 25m pistol event on Saturday, August 3. Bhaker emerged as India's best Olympian at the 33rd Summer Games but expressed her disappointment after missing the third medal.
The 22-year-old was unfortunate to miss out on making it three in three after winning bronze in the individual 10m air pistol and mixed 10m air pistol event with Sarabjot Singh. India's all three medals have in shooting after some contenders missed getting on the podium by a difference of one or two points.
Manu's teammate Arjun Babuta was one of those Indians to narrowly miss out on a medal position in Paris. Babuta finished fourth in the men's 10m rifle finals event and Bhaker revealed she felt Babauta's pain after she missed a medal position on Saturday.
Speaking to India TV's sports editor Samip Rajguru in Paris, Bhaker also thanked Indian supporters and appealed to them to keep supporting the remaining contenders at the Paris Olympics 2024.
"Feeling very disappointed after missing the top three but it's all about finishing one point above or below in the finals," Manu Bhaker told India TV. "Finishing fourth is never enough and now I can feel my teammate Arjun Babuta's pain as he finished fourth in his event.
Bhaker credited her family and coaches for her success at the Paris Olympics and revealed her hard work that helped her make s strong comeback after a disappointing campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"I saw a lot of ups and downs as everything in my life is connected to this sport. But now I can all the efforts and hard work of eight years are proving fruitful for me. Everyone is supporting me now, many supported me after my performance at the Tokyo Olympics and I am thankful for that. So, please keep supporting the rest of the Indian athletes participating here."
