Manu Bhaker Paris Olympics 2024 medal Hat Trick: Manu Bhaker has emerged as a ‘Dhaakad’ athlete in the Paris Olympics. She has got her name recorded in the pages of history by winning two medals one after the other. Now Manu is close to winning a gold medal in another event.
Manu Bhaker made it to the final of the Women’s 25m Pistol today (August 2). Manu finished second with a total of 590 points. Isha Singh disappointed, she finished 18th. The final match will be held tomorrow (August 3) at 1 pm Indian time.
25m Women’s Rapid Pistol Qualification
MANU MASTERCLASS!@realmanubhaker ‘s fantastic run of form at the #Paris2024Olympics continues with a score of 590 as she finishes 2nd, qualifying for the finals.
Esha Singh finished 18th with a score of 581 and failed to qualify for the… pic.twitter.com/rbCXNAUWdw
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Manu Bhaker moved closer to an unprecedented third medal for India at the Paris Olympic Games by qualifying for the final of the 25m women’s pistol shooting event on Friday but Isha Singh crashed out of the competition.
Manu scored 294 in precision and 296 in rapid for a total of 590 points and entered the finals by finishing second in the qualification.
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Manu scored 97, 98 and 99 marks in three series of 10 marks each in the precision round. In the rapid round, she scored 100, 98 and 98 marks in three series.
Hungary’s Major Veronica topped the qualification with 592 points, equaling the Olympic qualification record.
Isha finished 18th with a total of 581 points with 291 points in precision and 290 in rapid and could not make it to the final of eight shooters. She made a strong comeback with 100 points after scoring 95 and 96 points in the first two series of precision, but could only score 97, 96 and 97 points in the rapid round.
The final of this event will be played on Saturday, August 3. After the precision round of qualification, Manu and Isha were at third and 10th position respectively.
Veronica and France’s Camille Jedrzejewski, who finished top two in the precision round, also scored 294 points, similar to Manu, but both of them hit more targets on the ‘X’ (centre of the target) to secure the top two positions. Manu hit the ‘X’ seven times, while Veronica and Camille did so 15 and 13 times respectively.
After winning the bronze medal in the individual 10 meter air pistol, Manu Bhaker along with Sarabjot Singh also won the bronze medal in the mixed team category. She became the first Indian to win two medals in the same Olympics.
Manu has made this record
Manu Bhaker has already become the first Indian to win two medals in the same Olympics after independence. She created history on 30 July by defeating South Korea in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team category at the Paris Olympics along with Sarabjot Singh. British-born Indian player Norman Pritchard won silver medals in 200 meter sprint and 200 meter hurdles in the 1900 Olympics, but that achievement was done before independence.
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The Indian pair defeated Korea’s Lee Wonho and O Ye Jin 16-10 to give the country its second medal in this Olympics. Earlier, Manu had won bronze in the women’s 10 meter air pistol event.
I will try to score a hattrick: Manu
After winning the second bronze medal, Manu Bhaker looked very happy with her partner Sarabjot Singh in the event. When she was asked if she can now score a hat-trick of medals, she said that she will give her all to win the medal and will try to score a hat-trick.
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) July 30, 2024
3 medals have come in shooting
If we look at it, this is the first time that an Indian shooter has won a medal in the 50 meter rifle three position event of the Olympics. This is India’s third medal in the current Olympic Games. Before this, India’s last two medals also came in shooting. This means that for the first time India has won three medals in shooting in an Olympic season.
Complete list of India’s Olympic medalists, know who became the winner and when
| Athletes/Sports | Medal | Event | olympic season |
| Norman Pritchard* | Silver | men’s 200m race | Paris 1900 |
| Norman Pritchard** | Silver | Men’s 200m Hurdles | paris 1900 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Amsterdam 1928 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Los Angeles 1932 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Berlin 1936 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | London 1948 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Helsinki 1952 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Melbourne 1956 |
| KD Jadhav | Bronze | Men’s Bantamweight Wrestling | Helsinki 1952 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Silver | Men’s Hockey | Rome 1960 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Tokyo 1964 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze | Men’s Hockey | Mexico City 1968 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze | Men’s Hockey | Munich 1972 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Moscow 1980 |
| Leander Paes | Bronze | Men’s Singles Tennis | Atlanta 1996 |
| Karnam Malleswari | Bronze | Weightlifting (Women’s 54kg) | Sydney 2000 |
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Silver | men’s double trap shooting | Athens 2004 |
| abhinav bindra | Gold | Men’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting | beijing 2008 |
| vijender singh | Bronze | Men’s Middleweight Boxing | beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | Bronze | Men’s 66 kg Wrestling | beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | Silver | Men’s 66 kg Wrestling | London 2012 |
| Vijay Kumar | Silver | Men’s 25m Rapid Pistol Shooting | London 2012 |
| Saina Nehwal | Bronze | Women’s Singles Badminton | London 2012 |
| mary kom | Bronze | women’s flyweight boxing | London 2012 |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | Bronze | Men’s 60 kg Wrestling | London 2012 |
| Gagan Narang | Bronze | 10m air rifle shooting | London 2012 |
| pv sindu | Silver | Women’s Singles Badminton | rio 2016 |
| sakshi malik | Bronze | Women’s 58 kg Wrestling | rio 2016 |
| Mirabai Chanu | Silver | Women’s 49kg Weightlifting | tokyo 2020 |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze | Women’s Welterweight Boxing (64-69 kg) | tokyo 2020 |
| pv sindu | Bronze | Women’s Singles Badminton | tokyo 2020 |
| Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Silver | Men’s Freestyle 57 kg Wrestling | tokyo 2020 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze | Men’s Hockey | tokyo 2020 |
| Bajrang Punia | Bronze | Men’s 65 kg Wrestling | tokyo 2020 |
| Neeraj Chopra | Gold | Men’s Javelin Throw | tokyo 2020 |
| manu bhaker | Bronze | Women’s 10m Air Pistol | Paris 2024 |
| Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh | Bronze | 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team | Paris 2024 |
| Swapnil Kusale | Bronze | 50 m rifle 3 positions | Paris 2024 |
*** Note:Norman Pritchard participated for India under the British flag, he was a player of British origin.