New Delhi: Manu Bhaker became the first medallist for India at Paris Olympics when she clinched a bronze in Women’s 10m Air Pistol at the Chatearoux Shooting Centre on Sunday. She finished behind two South Korean shooters.
With this, the 22-year-old has also become the first Indian female shooter to win an Olympic medal and end India’s 12-year drought for a podium finish in shooting at the Games. The last Indians to win medals at a Summer Games were Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar at London 2012.
Manu is also the 1st woman shooter from India to reach an Olympic final in an individual event in the last 20 years and the fifth Indian to win a medal in shooting. This win has come three years after her Tokyo Olympics was derailed by a pistol malfunction.