Paris Olympics 2024: Manu Bhaker is India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single Olympic Games.
Manu Bhaker was calm as she made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It was the second time in three days. After her historic bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol final on Sunday, the 22-year-old joined Sarabjot Singh. They came in third in the mixed team event of the same discipline. India won a second medal at the Paris Games with the win. Manu is the first independent Indian to win two medals in a single Olympics.
The Indian duo won the bronze medal at Châteauroux’s shooting range. They beat South Koreans Lee Wonoho and Oh Yeh Jin 16-10. It was at this arena where Manu had, on Sunday, finished third in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Thus, she had redeemed herself after a terrible Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020. The medal ended India’s 12-year wait for a shooting medal at the Games. It also made Manu the first Indian markswoman to win an Olympic medal.
Manu Becomes Second Indian Woman to Win Two Olympic Medals, Aiming for Third in Paris
On Tuesday, Manu won a second bronze in Paris. She became the second Indian, after Norman Pritchard, to win two Olympic medals in a single Games. Yet, for Pritchard, who won two silver medals at the 1900 Olympics, that was in the pre-Independence era.
Manu became the second Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. Ace shuttler PV Sindhu won a silver in women’s singles badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She won a bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. , she is the third athlete in an individual sport to win two Olympic medals for independent India. Wrestler Sushil Kumar was the first on the list. He won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games and a silver at the 2012 London Games.
On Friday, Manu can win a third medal at the Paris Olympics. She will compete in the women’s 25 m air pistol event.
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