India’s star shooter Manu Bhaker missed a hat-trick of medals at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. She finished fourth in the final of the women’s 25 meter pistol event. Manu scored 28 in the eight women’s final. She lost to bronze medalist Veronika Major of Hungary in the shoot-off. On Thursday, he entered the finals after securing second place in the qualification by scoring a total of 590 points with 294 points in precision and 296 points in rapid.
22 year old Manu not only missed the medal but also missed out on creating a unique history. In fact, the golden opportunity of becoming the first Indian player to win three Olympic medals slipped away from Manu’s hands. He concluded his journey in Paris by winning two bronze medals. However, he still made a great record. She has become the first Indian athlete to win two medals in the same Olympics. She is the only Indian to do so after independence.
Manu Bhakar had opened medal account in Paris
Manu had opened India’s medal account in Paris. He won bronze in 10 meter air pistol on 28 July. The star shooter won the second medal along with Sarabjot Singh. Both of them won bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event on July 30. It is noteworthy that India has won a total of three medals so far in the Paris Olympics, which have come only in shooting. Shooter Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the 50 meter rifle three positions event on August 1.
Indian shooters who won Olympic medals
A total of seven Indian shooters have won medals in Olympic history. Before Manu, Sarabjot and Kusale, Rajvardhan Singh Rathore, Abhinav Bindra, Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang targeted the medal. India won its first medal in the Olympics in 2004 in Athens Olympics. Then Rajvardhan had won silver in the double trap event. Abhinav won gold in 10m air rifle in Beijing in 2008. Vijay had won silver in the 25 meter men’s pistol event in London in 2012. Gagan had won bronze in 10 meter air rifle in the London Olympics.
