Manu Bhaker: First Indian Woman to win an Olympic Medal in Shooting
- Manu Bhaker from Haryana became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting with a bronze at Paris 2024 in the women’s 10m air pistol event.
- It came a day after she became the first female shooter to reach an Olympic final in an individual event in 20 years.
- A pistol malfunction had denied Manu Bhaker a shot at a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the same event.
- She became the first athlete from independent India to win two medals at the same edition of the Olympics after she claimed another bronze in the 10m air pistol ....