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A calm and composed Manu Bhaker scripted history to become the first Indian athlete in post-independence era to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games as she combined with an equally unruffled Sarabjot Singh to clinch the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze on Tuesday.
While the whole of India was waiting to hear Sarabjot Singh after he and Manu Bhaker scripted history in the Paris Olympic Games, the 22-year-old shooter was asked by his mother to call later as she was busy. Sarabjot and Manu on Tuesday bagged India's second medal in Paris, becoming the first shooters from India to win an Olympic medal in a team event. Following the victory, Sarabjot spoke to IANS and revealed the conversation he had with his mother following his triumph.
CHATEAUROUX, France: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker, the country's first multi-medallist at a single Olympic Games, hopes her feat in Paris will help to unlock the potential of other women athletes in the world's most populous nation.
Shooter Manu Bhaker etched her name in history by becoming the first Indian athlete post Independence to win two medals at the same Olympics edition. After winning India's first medal in Paris, Manu revealed that started reading the Bhagwat Gita after the Tokyo setback and is now a firm believer in karma.
At 22, Manu Bhaker has already become one of India's greatest athletes by winning two medals in the same Olympics and she has just one plea ahead of her third and final event at the Games -- "don't be angry if I can't add another one". Bhaker, who became the first athlete in independent India to win two medals in the same Olympics, will compete in the 25m sports pistol qualifications on August 2. She has so far won bronze medals in the women's 10m air pistol and the mixed 10m air pistol events.
Shooting duo of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh made the entire country proud on Tuesday as they clinched the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024. With this Bhaker became the only athlete from independent India to bag two medals in a single edition of the Olympics, as she earlier won a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol women's final. However, there's another record that has been created by the duo with this bronze medal.
Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: India have clinched two bronze medals in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal match of the 10m air pistol mixed team event against South Korea. On Day 5, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will be in action while boxer Lovlina Borgohain will start her campaign with a Round of 16 bout. Other top names who will be in action are badminton stars Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy. In shooting, Aishwary Pratap Singh and Swapnil Kusale will aim to qualify for the final in men's 50m 3 positions final. (India's Day 5 Schedule | Medal Tally)
A calm and composed Manu Bhaker scripted history to become the first Indian athlete in post-independence era to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games as she combined with an equally unruffled Sarabjot Singh to clinch the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze on Tuesday. The Indian pair defeated the Korean duo of Lee Wonoho and Oh Yeh Jin 16-10 to earn the country its second medal at Chateauroux's shooting range.