Paris Olympics 2024: Who is India's 1st medallist Manu Bhaker?
Manu Bhaker won the historic bronze medal at the women's shooting 10m air pistol event held on July 28 at Paris Olympics.
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Here's everything you need to know about the champion.
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Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win a shooting medal at the Games, ending a 12-year wait for an overall Olympic medal in shooting.
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The shooter finished third with 580 in the qualification rounds, shot 221.7 in the final to claim the bronze medal.
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Manu Bhaker hails from Jhajjar, Haryana. She discovered a passion for shooting as a 14-year-old inspired by the Rio Olympics in 2016.
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Bhaker displayed an affinity for athletics from a young age. She garnered recognition in tennis, skating, boxing, and the martial arts of thang ta.
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She convinced her father Ram Kishan Bhaker to purchase a sports pistol, marking the beginning of her remarkable journey.
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Bhaker stunned the nation by defeating Olympian Heena Sindhu to clinch the national shooting championship title in 2017 with a record-breaking score of 242.3 in the 10m Air Pistol final.
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She won a silver medal at the Asian Junior Championships and displayed exceptional talent at the Asian Games and Youth Olympics in 2018.
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She has had varying levels of success across the Commonwealth Games, World Cups, and Asian Shooting Championships with the Summer Olympics too now making the elite list.