Paris Olympics 2024: Manu Bhaker wins historic bronze in women's 10m air pistol, brings India's first medal in games
Paris: Shooter Manu Bhaker secured India's first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, winning bronze in the Women's 10m Air Pistol final at the Chatearoux Shooting Center.
The achievement made Bhaker the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympic Games.
𝙒𝙤𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙝𝙡𝙖 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙞 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 🥹🥉🇮🇳
— Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) July 28, 2024
Congratulations, Manu! 👏#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/uWJkBoAfSv
The medal came after a 12-year drought since Gagan Narang won a bronze, India’s last medal in shooting at the 2012 London Olympics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to congratulate Manu on the momentous win.
He wrote: "A historic medal! Well done, @realmanubhaker, for winning India’s FIRST medal at #ParisOlympics2024! Congrats for the Bronze. This success is even more special as she becomes the 1st woman to win a medal in shooting for India. An incredible achievement! Bhaker began strongly in the first series, scoring 50.2 from her five shots, propelling her to second place, just behind South Korea's Ye Jin Oh, who led with an impressive 52.2."
A historic medal!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 28, 2024
Well done, @realmanubhaker, for winning India’s FIRST medal at #ParisOlympics2024! Congrats for the Bronze. This success is even more special as she becomes the 1st woman to win a medal in shooting for India.
An incredible achievement!#Cheer4Bharat
Maintaining her composure, Bhaker nearly replicated her performance in the second series, scoring 50.1, bringing her total to 100.3 points.
Former shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won the country's first individual Gold medal in Beijing in 2008, also congratulated Bhaker.
Heartiest congratulations to Manu Bhaker for clinching the bronze medal in the air pistol event at Paris 2024! 🥉 Your relentless dedication, hard work, and passion have truly paid off. It's incredible to witness your skill and determination, bringing pride to India with each…
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) July 28, 2024
However, South Korea's Ye Jin Oh and Kim Yeji surpassed Bhaker, pushing her into third place by the end of the five-shot series.
A tight competition unfolded among the top three shooters, with Bhaker, Ye Jin, and Kim exchanging positions throughout Stage 2, where single shots were taken.
In a dramatic 21st shot, Bhaker momentarily moved ahead of Kim Yeji by 0.1 points after securing a medal position.
However, Kim Yeji reclaimed the lead with the 22nd shot, overtaking Bhaker by another narrow margin of 0.1 points to secure second place.
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