Manu Bhaker, the pride of India, a boxer turned shooter created history in Paris Olympics, her father's sacrifice came in handy

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has won the bronze medal in the women's 10 meter air pistol event at the Paris Olympics. She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting.

Pride of India Manu Bhaker.

India has opened its account in the Paris Olympics. Shooter Manu Bhaker has won the first medal for India. She has won the bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol. With this, she has also created history. Manu Bhaker is the first Indian woman player to win an Olympic medal in shooting. Earlier, she had also participated in the 2020 Olympics, but then she finished seventh. This time she made a great comeback and won the medal.

Manu Bhaker won bronze in 10m air pistol

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker scored 221.7 points. Oh Ye Jin of Korea won the gold in this event. She created an Olympic record by scoring 243.2 points. Kim Yeji of Korea won the silver medal. She scored 241.3 points. Let us tell you, Manu's pistol malfunctioned in the Tokyo Olympics. Then Manu was able to hit only 14 shots and was out of the final race. But this time she has settled the score.

Manu Bhaker became a shooter from a boxer

Manu Bhaker, who hails from Goria, a small village in Jhajjar, Haryana, played many sports during her career. Manu sometimes entered the field of Kabaddi and sometimes tried her hand at Karate. Before choosing shooting as her primary choice, Manu tried her luck in sports like skating, martial arts, karate, kabaddi and boxing. She has also won medals in boxing and martial arts before shooting. But she had to quit boxing due to injury. Manu is a national medalist in Karate, Thang Ta and Tanta. She is a 3-time national champion in Tanta. She has won a state medal in skating.

The father left his job for his daughter

Manu Bhaker's father also contributed a lot in getting her to the Olympics. Her father Ram Kishan made a big sacrifice for Manu Bhaker. Seeing his daughter's interest in sports, her father left his job. Manu Bhaker's mother wanted her to become a doctor. But her old school coach advised her to try her luck in shooting.

At the age of 16, he got India its first gold

Manu Bhaker first came into the limelight at the age of 16. Manu participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the age of just 16 and won the gold medal in the 10 meter air pistol event. Apart from this, Manu also won 2 gold medals in the 2018 ISSF World Cup.