Shooting, Olympics 2024: Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh combine to win India’s second medal in Paris
Manu Bhaker becomes independent India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games.
Join our WhatsApp Community to receive travel deals, free stays, and special offers!
- Join Now -
Join our WhatsApp Community to receive travel deals, free stays, and special offers!
- Join Now -
Shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh combined to win the 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medal in 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre on Tuesday.
The duo beat South Korea’s Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin 16-10 in the bronze medal match and bag India’s second medal in Paris.
The win also means that Bhaker now holds the distinction of being independent India’s first athlete to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games. She had earlier won the women’s 10m air pistol bronze on Sunday.
Norman Pritchard had won two silver medals for India back in the 1900 Games, which were incidentally, also held in Paris.
#ShootingSport #Paris2024 #OlympicGames
MEDAL NO.2 FOR INDIA IN PARIS! ????????
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh win bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
It's a second Olympic medal for Manu and a first for Sarabjot.https://t.co/UVvkc1NReu pic.twitter.com/zzKw4R6HSb— The Field (@thefield_in) July 30, 2024
Bhaker and Singh had a nervy start to the bronze medal match as the latter recorded a below par 8.8 with his first shot of the match, helping the South Korean pair to take a 2-0 lead.
However, things turned around quickly as the Indians won the next four series in a row to take an 8-2 lead.
Though Lee and Oh fought back, there was...
