Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh have clinched the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024. They secured the medal by defeating the South Korean pair of Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre, marking India’s second medal at the Games.
India led 4-2 after the third series and increased their advantage to 8-2 by the fifth series. Despite South Korea closing the gap to 10-6 after the eighth series, the Indian duo kept their composure and secured a decisive victory.
India’s second bronze medal
This bronze medal is India’s second shooting accolade at the Paris Games, following Manu Bhaker’s earlier bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event.
Manu Bhaker makes history with two Olympic medals
With this achievement, Manu Bhaker has become the first athlete from independent India to win two medals in a single Olympic edition. She had previously won the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the same venue.
Bhaker also became only the fourth Indian, following Norman Pritchard (athletics), Sushil Kumar (wrestling), and PV Sindhu (badminton), to win multiple medals for India at the Summer Games. However, Bhaker is the first Indian to achieve this in a single edition of the Olympics, with her success at Paris 2024.
A few days ago, Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter in 20 years to reach an Olympic final in an individual event with her performance in the 10m air pistol competition.