Manu Bhaker wins 10m Pistol at National Selection Trials T3
Manu, who had just managed to qualify for the final as the eighth and last shooter, produced a strong performance in the medal round.
Manu, who had just managed to qualify for the final as the eighth and last shooter, produced a strong performance in the medal round.
India also struck gold in the women’s team event and picked up silver in the men’s team competition, taking the hosts’ overall tally to four medals — two gold, one silver and one bronze on the opening day of pistol finals.
Tilottama followed up her T1 victory with another assured performance in the T2 final, finishing with 361.5 after 35 shots.
Manu underlined her class in the senior final, shooting 36 to comfortably secure the gold medal.
Interestingly, deaf shooters fuelled India’s strong display at the Deaflympics, clinching a total of 16 medals, including 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Chain too maintained his excellent form this year, returning a 592 in qualification to qualify sixth in a top field. It was his second individual World Cup Final this year, after having won bronze in Buenos Aires.
Pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will be honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, the highest sporting honour in India, on January 17. At the Paris Olympics 2024, Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the only Indian to win two medals at a single Olympic Games.
Double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker and chess world champion D Gukesh are among the four athletes finalised for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, the Sports Ministry announced on Thursday.
Snubbed by the Sports Ministry for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's biggest sports award, despite making history by winning two bronze medals in the Paris Olympic Games
Rhythm Sangwan will be the only Indian shooter to compete in two events in the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final here after double Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker opted for a three-month rest following her exploits in the Paris Games.
