Paris: India’s ace shooter Manu Bhaker etched her name in Olympic history as she clinched the bronze medal in the women’s air pistol final yesterday, breaking a 12-year medal drought for India in shooting and becoming the first Indian woman to ever achieve this feat at the Olympics.
From the outset, Manu’s performance radiated brilliance. Securing the third spot in the qualification round, she set the stage for a dramatic final. Her precision and poise turned the competition into a spectacle, as she fired back-to-back 10s, crossing the critical 200-point threshold, and thrilling the crowd.
