Manu Bhaker Makes History at Paris Olympics, Wins Bronze with Sarabjot Singh in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh secured India’s second medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, winning bronze in the 10m mixed team air pistol event on Tuesday. The duo, who reached the bronze medal match on Monday, defeated South Korea with a 16-10 score, increasing India’s shooting medal tally at the Games. Manu had already made history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal, while Sarabjot missed a podium finish in the men’s event. Today’s victory further cements Manu’s legacy as she becomes the first athlete from independent India to win multiple medals in a single Olympic Games.

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Manu Bhaker Makes History with Multiple Medals at a Single Olympics

Indian sports has witnessed some decorated Olympic athletes over the years. KD Jadhav, Major Dhyan Chand, Karnam Malleswari, Abhinav Bindra (first-ever individual gold medallist), Saina Nehwal, Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu, Neeraj Chopra, and many more have brought glory to the nation. However, none of them could achieve the feat of winning multiple medals at a single Olympics, a milestone Manu has achieved in her second games, at all of 22 years of age. But wait. That’s not all. Manu now has a chance to do the unthinkable, land a hat-trick of medals when she has a hit in the 25m air rifle event.

India Overcome Korea with Strong Performance to Lead 6-2

The competition followed a race-to-16-points format, with the first pair to reach 16 points declared the winners. The Korean shooters started strong with 20.5 points, while Manu and Sarabjot from India hit 18.8, giving Korea the first two points. In the second series, Korea shot 19.9, but with Manu scoring 10.7 and Sarabjot 10.5, India took it, tying the score at 2-2.

In the next round, Sarabjot and Manu both hit 10.4, totalling 20.8 points. Oh Ye Jin’s 9.1 hurt Korea, whose total score was 19.8, giving India a 4-2 lead. India then increased their lead to 6-2 with another series win, as Manu and Sarabjot scored 20.7 against Korea’s 20.5.

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