Manu Bhaker: India's Shooting Star Shines in Paris Olympic

Manu Bhaker, 22, became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She finished third behind South Korean shooters Oh Ye Jin and Kim Yeji, narrowly missing silver.

Historic Olympic Achievement

Manu Bhaker, 22, won a bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal.
Bhaker finished third behind two South Korean shooters: Oh Ye Jin (gold) and Kim Yeji (silver).
She narrowly missed silver, being eliminated just 0.1 points behind Kim Yeji.
Bhaker is the fifth Indian to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics.
She's the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic final in an individual shooting event in 20 years.
The last Indian woman to reach a shooting final was Suma Shirur in the 10m air rifle event at Athens 2004.
Bhaker qualified for the final with a score of 580, finishing 3rd in the qualification rounds.
She shot the highest number of Perfect Scores (27) in the qualification.

Career Highlights and Background

Youngest ISSF World Cup Gold Medallist from India.
Won gold at 16 in her maiden Commonwealth Games (2018) in the women's 10m air pistol event.
Partnered with Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan to win gold at the 2022 Asian Games.
To date, Bhaker has won 15 Gold, 3 Silver, and 1 Bronze medal in international competitions.
She is a nine-time World Cup medallist.
Born in Goria village, Haryana's Jhajjar district.
Her father, Ram Kishan Bhaker, is a chief engineer in the Merchant Navy.
Excelled in various sports as a youth, including Manipuri martial arts, boxing, tennis, and skating.
Won national awards in multiple sports before focusing on shooting.

Olympic Journey and Resilience

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Faced a setback due to a pistol malfunction, failing to qualify for the final despite a strong start.
Paris Olympics 2024: Overcame the disappointment of Tokyo to secure a historic bronze medal.
Bhaker's achievement is particularly significant as it comes three years after her Tokyo Olympics setback.
Her success in Paris demonstrates her resilience and ability to bounce back from adversity.
She has now established herself as a trailblazer in Indian shooting, especially for women in the sport.

About Paris Olymics 2024

Paris Olympics 2024 commemorates between July 26 to August 11, 2024
Events on the Seine River
Host City: Paris, France
Athletes: Expected participation of over 10,000 athletes
Medal Events: 329 events across all sports

Significance:

- Third time Paris hosts (after 1900 and 1924)
- 100 years since last Paris Olympics

New Sports:

- Breakdancing (Olympic debut)
- Skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing return after Tokyo 2020

Paralympics: August 28 to September 8, 2024

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