Manu Bhaker Won Bronze in Paris Olympics: India’s medal account has been opened in Paris Olympics 2024. This account has been opened by star shooter Manu Bhakar. He has created history by winning bronze in the 10 meter air pistol event with a score of 221.7. Manu has become the first Indian woman to win any medal in shooting.
After winning the medal, Manu Bhakar has given a statement regarding Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta. She also said that she is a devotee of Lord Shri Krishna and in her last moments, keeping his words in mind, she aimed for the medal.
Bronze medalist Manu Bhakar said that she reads Geeta ji every day. Besides, she also has great faith in doing her work. She doesn’t think much about the future.
The words of Lord Shri Krishna were in my mind
Manu Bhakar said, ‘I only concentrate on performing my best. I can’t control my destiny. Talking about the last moments while winning the medal, Manu Bhakar said, ‘In Geeta, Lord Shri Krishna had asked Arjun to focus only on his work. The same thing was going on in my mind also.
He further said, ‘Tokyo Olympics was disappointing for me, but bygones are bygones. This medal is for all of us. It’s always teamwork. I am just a medium to win this medal for India.
The only Indian athlete to participate in multiple events
22-year-old Manu Bhaker is competing in the women’s 10 meter air pistol, 10 meter air pistol mixed team and women’s 25 meter pistol events in the Paris Olympics 2024 shooting competition. She is the only athlete from the 21-member Indian shooting team to compete in multiple individual events.
Manu had secured the Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India after finishing fifth in the women’s 25m pistol event at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championships. Manu Bhaker is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup. She is also the Commonwealth Games champion in the women’s 10m air pistol event at Gold Coast 2018, where she won the top medal with a CWG record.
Manu Bhaker is the first Indian shooter and also the first female athlete from the country to win a gold medal in the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires 2018. She had won the women’s 25 meter team pistol title in the Asian Games last year.