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Paris Olympics 2024 Nation
ndia won one silver medal
and 5 bronze medals in Paris
Olympics 2024. Manu Bhaker
opened the medal tally for India
Iin shooting by winning bronze
in the 10 meter air pistol event. She
became the first Indian woman to
win a medal in Olympic shooting. Manu Bhaker
The second medal was also won Bronze medal in 10m
by Manu Bhaker in the mixed team air pistol shooting
10m air pistol event with Sarabjot and 10m air pistol
Singh and created history by shooting mixed team
becoming the first Indian to win Manu Bhaker has also
two medals in the same Olympics.
This was also the country's first been a national level
team medal in shooting. The
hockey team won medals in two medalist in Thang Ta
consecutive Olympics after 52
years, while javelin thrower Neeraj Manu Bhaker, who holds the record of being the first Indian woman to
Chopra made a record of an win a bronze medal in 10m air pistol shooting at the Paris Olympics, has
athlete winning gold in Tokyo 2020 also been a national level medalist in the traditional martial art 'Thang
and silver in Paris in an individual Ta'. Born in Jhajjar, Haryana, a state famous for boxing and wrestling,
competition. Similarly, Swapnil Manu Bhaker's sports journey began in school with sports like tennis,
Kusale became the first Indian skating and boxing. Bhaker suddenly decided to try her hand at shooting
shooter to win a medal in this event for the first time after the 2016 Rio Olympics at the age of just 14. Just
2 years later, when she was 16 years old, she won a gold medal in the
by clinching bronze in 50m rifle 3 Commonwealth Games. Of course, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 did not start
position. Aman Sehrawat became that well, but then won two gold medals in the 10m air pistol individual
the youngest-ever individual and women's team event at the World University Games, Chengdu 2021
Olympic medallist from India and gold in the 25m pistol team at the Asian Games 2022. She won the
by winning bronze in wrestling. World Championship in 2023 and then the Asian Shooting Championship
medals in Paris Olympics and the in 2023 to secure a quota place for the Paris Games 2024.
Manu continued her excellent performance at the Paris Olympics
records associated with them as well and won a bronze medal in 10m air pistol shooting and then a
prove the strengthening sports bronze medal in mixed team as well. Manu has become the first Indian
ecosystem in the new India. India athlete to win two medals in the same Olympics. Manu Bhaker became
is working to identify and groom the fifth Indian shooter to win a medal at the Olympic Games. Before
players through Khelo India, while her, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004 Athens), Abhinav Bindra (2008
Target Olympic Podium Scheme- Beijing), Vijay Kumar (2012 London) and Gagan Narang (2012 London)
TOPS and approval of 343 sports had won medals. She has become the first Indian athlete to win two
medals in the same Olympic edition.
infrastructure projects of various Manu Bhaker won nine gold medals at the 2017 National Shooting
categories across the country is Championships at the age of just 15, including a record-breaking
giving fillip to the sports culture. performance in the 10m air pistol final. Her score of 242.3 surpassed that
Among those who have won of iconic Olympian and former world No. 1 Heena Sidhu. She then won
medals in this Olympics also gold in the women's 10m air pistol event at the International Shooting
include athletes who have received Sport Federation World Cup in Mexico, defeating two-time champion
financial assistance in TOPS and Alejandra Zavala of Mexico.
The Government of India provided financial assistance under various
annual training and competition schemes in Manu Bhaker's journey. The Target Olympic Podium Scheme
calendar. Out of 117 players who provided financial assistance to meet training and competition needs
played in the Olympics, 28 have and allocated an amount of over Rs 1.35 crore in the annual calendar of
come from Khelo India who are teaching and competition. Training and practice abroad were facilitated.
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