Indian Shooter Manu Bhaker Creates Olympic History By Winning Double Bronze

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning two bronze medals, becoming the first Indian to do so at the same Games. Her achievements include the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event alongside Sarabjot Singh.

The 25-year-old Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has made her mark in the Olympic history in the year 2024 Paris Olympics where she became the first-ever athlete of Independent India to win two medals in a single Olympics. The young shooter won the bronze medal in both 10m air pistol singles competition and in the 10m air pistol mixed team event partnering with Sarabjot Singh.

Bhaker’s achievement in these qualifying rounds alone equals India’s medal tally in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She brings particular joy to the Indian shooting team, which had not won a single medal in the previous two Olympics.

In the mixed team event, The Indian pair of Bhaker and Singh won the bronze medal by defeating South Koreans Lee Won-ho and Oh Ye-jin with a score line of 16-10. This win was sweet for Singh who had been close to making it to the individual final earlier but fell shy.

For Bhaker, winning two medals gives her a place among other legends of the Indian Olympics but she quickly dismissed any such comparisons, saying, “I can’t compare myself to them. “ But the dream she has always had was to win multiple Olympic medals for her country.

The performance of this young shooter shows the availability of multiple medal chances in shooting events which is something that successful Olympic countries look for in a sports like swimming or gymnastics etc. Bhaker is the only Indian shooter who is part of three events at these Games, with the last of her event, the 25m women’s pistol, slated for August 2.

Despite her huge success, Bhaker is looking ahead and she has said after her victory that, “My journey will continue. It’s no stopping for me. I will keep working hard, keep my head high and carry on.

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With two bronze medals already in her kitty and one event still remaining for her, Manu Bhaker not only boosted the morale of the Indian Olympic contingent but also has set a new standard for the future Indian generation athletes.