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Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh win Bronze

Manu Bhaker becomes the first Indian to win two medals in single Olympic edition.

News Arena Network - Paris - UPDATED: July 30, 2024, 03:40 PM - 2 min read

Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh win Bronze in 10m air pistol

Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh win Bronze

Paris : The bronze medalists Manu Bhaker (L) and Sarabjot Singh of India pose pose during the medal ceremony for the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event of the Shooting competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Shooting centre in Chateauroux, France. - PTI

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh bagged the Bronze medal in a 16-10 win in the 10m air Pistol event that started at 1 pm. They defeated South Korea and landed India with two medals.

Mnau Bhaker shot two 9s and 9.4 in the last round and Sarabjot hit a 10.2, while Korea shot at 9.0 and 9.5 giving India a lead by 1.1.

Manu Bhaker becomes the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympic edition.

Manu Bhaker expressed," I feel really proud and a lot of gratitude... It is just blessings. Thank you so much for all the blessings and love. We can only control what is in our hands. I had a chat with my father regarding this before coming here and decided we keep fighting till the last shot."

"It feels great. The game was tough, but glad we could do it. There was a lot of pressure but the crowd was great, said Sarabjot after winning the medal.