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Recently, Manu Bhaker won a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Manu Bhaker’s Olympic victory at Paris 2024
Manu Bhaker’s Olympic victory at Paris 2024 is a significant milestone for Indian shooting. Her accomplishments extend beyond this, reflecting a remarkable career. Here’s a summary of her achievements:
Olympic Success:
- First Indian female shooter to win an Olympic medal.
- First female shooter to reach an Olympic final in an individual event in 20 years.
- Fifth Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal, following Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004), Abhinav Bindra (2008), Vijay Kumar (2012), and Gagan Narang (2012).
Notable Achievements:
- National Shooting Championships 2017: Won 9 gold medals and set a record in the 10m Air Pistol final.
- 2018: Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games; gold in Women’s 10m Air Pistol at ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara.
- Asian Games 2022: Secured medals.
- World Championship, Baku 2023: Medaled.
- Asian Shooting Championship, Changwon 2023: Medaled.
- World Cup, Bhopal 2023: Medaled.
- World Championship, Cairo 2022: Medaled.
- World University Games, Chengdu 2021: Secured medals.
-Source: The Hindu
