Manu Bhaker wins first medal from India in Paris Olympics 

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Manu Bhaker wins first medal from India in Paris Olympics 

The Capital News Manu Bhaker became the first woman shooter from India, claiming a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.…

The Capital News 
Manu Bhaker became the first woman shooter from India, claiming a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

She was just 0.1 behind Kim Yeji when she was eliminated in the final. Kim eventually won a silver medal while her Korean compatriot Oh Ye Jin claimed a gold medal.

Three years after her Tokyo Olympics was derailed by a pistol malfunction, the 22-year-old claimed a bronze medal behind two South Korean shooters.

The nine-time World Cup medallist is only the fifth Indian to win a medal in shooting. Earlier, on the first day of the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker had finished 3rd in the women’s 10m air pistol event with a score of 580 in the qualification rounds. Manu Bhaker had also shot the highest number of Perfect Scores (27) in the qualification to breeze through to the final

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