Sarbjot Singh Paris Olympics 2024 Profile: The day of 30th July was historic for India in the biggest Mahakumbh of sports i.e. Olympics. In the bronze medal match of 10 meter air pistol mixed team, Sarabjot Singh-Manu Bhakar Singh together won the bronze medal. Which was India’s medal number 2 in this Olympics. The special thing is that India has won both the medals in shooting only.
On the fourth day, once again Manu Bhaker came to play with Sarabjot Singh in the bronze medal match today (July 30) in the mixed team event, where together with Sarabjot Singh, they created a blast. This was Sarabjot’s first Olympic medal. Manu Bhaker became the first Indian player to win two medals in the same Olympics. Now let us tell you who is Sarabjot Singh who won the medal with Manu Bhakar?
Bronze for team India in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team match!
Manu and Sarabjot with some fantastic shooting to land India’s second medal of the #Paris2024Olympics! pic.twitter.com/WhFPY7mNa7
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2024
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event by defeating the mixed Korean pair of Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho. Both of them won the bronze medal by winning this thorny match 16-10. Earlier, Manu Bhakar gave India its first medal by winning bronze in shooting.
Sarabjot has connection with Haryana
22 year old Sarabjot was born on 30 September 2001 in Ambala (Haryana). Sarabjot, who is participating in the Olympics for the first time, started shooting at the age of just 13. Sarabjit saw some children shooting air guns in a makeshift range during a summer camp, after which he decided to pursue this sport. After this his journey in shooting started. Then he started training at AR Academy of Shooting Sports located in Ambala. Sarabjit considers his father Jitendra as his biggest role model. He gives credit for his success to his friend Aditya Malra. Sarabjot says that Aditya has been with him since day one and has inspired him at every stage of his life.
Sarabjit had won two medals in the Asian Shooting Championship 2023 held in Changwon, Korea. Then he won silver medal in 10 meter air pistol mixed team and bronze medal in men’s 10 meter air pistol. Due to this bronze, he was successful in securing a quota for India in the Paris Olympics.
Sarabjot won gold in the men’s 10 meter air pistol team event in the Hangzhou Asian Games held last year. Then on his birthday he also won the silver medal in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event, which was a very memorable moment for him. Sarabjot was also successful in winning the gold medal in Men’s 10 meter Air Pistol during the 2023 World Cup held in Bhopal.
22 year old Sarabjot has taken coaching at the national level from Samaresh Jung, who has been a veteran shooter. Abhishek Rana is his personal coach. In the year 2023, Sarabjot obtained a bachelor’s degree in Arts from Punjab University. Sarabjot knows English, Hindi and Punjabi languages. Sarabjot’s aim is to make himself better.
This is Sarabjot’s first Olympics
This is Sarabjot Singh’s first Olympics. He is a two-time medalist (Silver – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team, Bronze – 10m Air Pistol) at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Republic of Korea. This individual bronze medal had secured the quota place for India at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He is a two-time medalist at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (Gold – Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team, Silver – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team). Apart from this, he has been a gold medal winner in 10 meter air pistol in the 2023 World Cup in Bhopal, India.
Unique achievement in the name of Manu Bhakar
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian post-independence to win two medals in the same Olympics, creating history with Sarabjot Singh by defeating South Korea in the 10m air pistol mixed team category at the Paris Olympics.
The Indian pair defeated Korea 16-10 and gave the country its second medal in this Olympics. Earlier, Manu had won bronze in the women’s 10 meter air pistol event. British-born Indian player Norman Pritchard won silver medals in 200 meter sprint and 200 meter hurdles in the 1900 Olympics, but that achievement was achieved before independence.
PM Modi congratulated Manu and Sarabjot
PM Modi congratulated Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot. He wrote on X- Our shooters are continuously making us proud. Congratulations to Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning the bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Olympics. Both have shown great skill and teamwork. India is incredibly happy.
For Manu, this is his second consecutive Olympic medal, which shows his continued excellence and dedication.
Our shooters continue to make us proud!
Congratulations to @realmanubhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning the Bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the #Olympics. Both of them have shown great skills and teamwork. India is incredibly delighted.
For Manu, this… pic.twitter.com/loUsQjnLbN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 30, 2024
India’s medalist in shooting (Olympics)
1. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Silver Medal: Athens (2004)
2. Abhinav Bindra
Gold Medal, Beijing Olympics (2008)
3. Gagan Narang
Bronze Medal: London Olympics (2012)
4. Vijay Kumar
Silver Medal: London Olympics (2012)
5. Manu Bhaker
Bronze Medal: Paris Olympics (2024)
6.Manu Bhakar- Sarabjot Singh
Bronze Medal: Paris Olympics (2024)
