Shooter Manu Bhaker created history by winning a Bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. The young shooter from Haryana became the very first Indian woman shooter to scoop a medal at the Olympics. Manu came third in the women's 10m air pistol final held at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in Paris. Manu had suffered a bout of bad luck three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics. But overcoming the losses from last time, the 22-year-old shooter brought India its maiden medal in shooting and made the entire nation proud.
Manu’s Bronze medal came ending India’s 12-year-long wait for a shooting medal at the Olympics. With this win, Manu joined the exclusive and elite group of shooters including Abhinav Bindra, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar, and Gagan Narang to notch a win at the Olympics in shooting.
Manu showcased immense consistency throughout and she did not slip down from the top three spots throughout the final. With eight shooters competing, it was Korea's Oh Ye Jin who won the Gold medal with a total of 243.2. She created a new Olympic record with this win. This was followed by Kim Yeji from Korea won the Silver medal with a total score of 241.3.
In the final elimination round Manu was competing against Kim Yeji, fighting for the second spot. Manu displayed great talent and persistence as she shot 10.1 and 10.3 in the last two shots. Although Kim shot just 9.7 and 9.8 in her last round, she finished ahead of Manu.
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