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.
Manu lost to her Hungarian rival Veronika Major 3-4 in the five-shot bronze shoot-off after both competitors were tied at 28 points each after the eighth series (five shots in each series) in the elimination stage of the competition held at the Chatearoux range.
Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the 25m pistol women's final after scoring 28 points in the Paris Olympics 2024.
Bollywood star Ajay Devgn applauds Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Vice President Dhankhar lauded their outstanding performance, emphasizing the inspiration they provide to the youth of the nation.
The 22-year-old Manu has redeemed herself from the sourness of 2021 with two medals from the ongoing edition in Paris, as she turns her focus on her third event — the women’s 25m Pistol event.
