Manu Bhaker, the pride of India, a boxer turned shooter created history in Paris Olympics, her father’s sacrifice came in handy

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|28-07-2024

India has opened its account in the Paris Olympics. Shooter Manu Bhaker has won the first medal for India. She has won the bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol. With this, she has also created history. Manu Bhaker is the first Indian woman player to win an Olympic medal in shooting. Earlier, she had also participated in the 2020 Olympics, but then she finished seventh. This time she made a great comeback and won the medal.

Manu Bhaker won bronze in 10m air pistol

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker scored 221.7 points. Oh Ye Jin of Korea won the gold in this event. She created an Olympic record by scoring 243.2 points. Kim Yeji of Korea won the silver medal. She scored 241.3 points. Let us tell you, Manu's pistol malfunctioned in the Tokyo Olympics. Then Manu was able to hit only 14 shots and was out of the final race. But this time she has settled the score.

Manu Bhaker became a shooter from a boxer

Manu Bhaker, who hails from Goria, a small village in Jhajjar, Haryana, played many sports during her career. Manu sometimes entered the field of Kabaddi and sometimes tried her hand at Karate. Before choosing shooting as her primary choice, Manu tried her luck in sports like skating, martial arts, karate, Kabaddi and boxing. She has also won medals in boxing and martial arts before shooting. But she had to quit boxing due to injury.

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