Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh Win Bronze at Paris Olympics 2024
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated renowned shooters Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker for winning the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024. He also extended his best wishes for their future endeavors.
Earlier, Manu Bhaker secured India’s first bronze medal in the 10m air pistol individual event with a score of 221.7. Celebrating this remarkable Olympic achievement, the Chief Minister wrote on ‘X’: “The entire nation is thrilled and proud of your success. May your winning streak continue for years to come! Jai Hind!”
Notably, India’s shooting ace Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics. Bhaker and her partner Sarabjot Singh secured bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. They beat South Korea’s Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin 16-10 in the bronze medal play-off match. With this medal, India’s medal tally increases to two in the Paris Olympics.
Both Bhaker and Sarabjot shot consistently with regular 10s in the series against the Koreans. The NRAI celebrated the success saying, “India wins bronze in the mixed team 10m air pistol as @realmanubhaker and @Sarabjotsingh30 beat Korea’s Oh Ye Jin & Lee Won Ho 16-10 in the bronze match. Second medal for Manu at the Games. History!”
Earlier on Monday, Manu-Sarabjot secured 580-20x points in total to finish third. The gold medal match will take place between Turkiye (582-18x) and Serbia (581-24x).
Talking to JioCinema after her medal win, Bhaker said, “Okay, so after Tokyo, I was very disappointed and how the events turned out to be for me was not very good. It took me a long time to overcome that. However, I came back stronger. So what is now is what matters. The past shall remain in the past.”
Doubts Revealed
Manu Bhaker -: Manu Bhaker is an Indian shooter who competes in events where you shoot targets with a pistol. She is very good at it and has won many medals.
Sarabjot Singh -: Sarabjot Singh is another Indian shooter who also competes in shooting events. He works with Manu Bhaker in team events.
Bronze -: A bronze medal is a prize given to the person or team that finishes third in a competition. It is made of bronze, which is a type of metal.
Paris Olympics 2024 -: The Paris Olympics 2024 is a big sports event where athletes from all over the world come to compete. It will be held in Paris, the capital city of France, in the year 2024.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath -: Yogi Adityanath is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, a state in India. He is a political leader and congratulated the shooters for their achievement.
10m air pistol mixed team event -: This is a shooting event where a male and a female shooter team up to shoot targets from a distance of 10 meters using air pistols.
10m air pistol individual event -: This is a shooting event where an individual shooter aims at targets from a distance of 10 meters using an air pistol.
South Korea -: South Korea is a country in East Asia. In this context, it refers to the team from South Korea that competed against the Indian shooters.
Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin -: Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin are shooters from South Korea who competed against Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh in the mixed team event.
Resilience -: Resilience means being strong and able to recover quickly from difficulties. Manu Bhaker showed resilience by winning despite past disappointments.