Shooting star 1st Indian post-1947 to win 2 medals at 1 Olympic CHATEAUROUX: “No time to celebrate. My work is unfinished. There’s a lot to play for,” Manu Bhaker had said after winning her first Olympic medal on Sunday. There indeed was a lot more at stake. There was a date with history too. The…
NEW DELHI: In 1928, Indian hockey embarked on a journey that got written and rewritten in ‘golden’ words, where the team won medals for 10 Olympics in a row. The 44-year run of consecutive podium finishes included a period of 28 years that saw a couple of World Wars, India getting independence and six Olympic…
NEW DELHI: At just 22 years old, Manu Bhaker has already cemented her place in Indian sporting history. With two bronze medals secured at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 10m air pistol and the mixed 10m air pistol events, she has become the first athlete from independent India to achieve such a feat…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a conversation with Olympic medalist Sarabjot Singh, congratulating him on his brilliant teamwork with history-maker Manu Bhaker, which led to their bronze medal victory in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Sarabjot Singh, an Indian shooter, achieved remarkable success in…
NEW DELHI: India has a rich history in the Olympics, with several athletes achieving the remarkable feat of winning multiple individual medals. Manu Bhaker becomes the latest entry among Indian athletes with two individual Olympic medals, cementing her status as one of India’s and world’s top shooters. And while doing so, he has joined an…
Manu Bhaker made history as the first Indian athlete, post Independence, to win two medals in the same Olympic Games by securing a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh. Two days earlier, she had claimed India’s first medal at the Paris Olympics, becoming the first Indian female shooter…
NEW DELHI: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics post-Independence, securing her second bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event alongside Sarabjot Singh. This achievement comes after Bhaker had already secured a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air…
NEW DELHI: Ace shooter Sarabjot Singh, who ‘gave up football to pursue shooting’, won India’s second medal with Manu Bhaker at Paris Olympics when the duo won the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event bronze medal match against Korea 16-10.At the shooting range in Chateauroux, the Indian team defeated the Korean team of Lee Wonoho…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning the bronze medal in the 10m mixed team event at the Paris Olympics. PM Modi expressed his pride and delight in the duo’s success, highlighting their skills and dedication.Live Updates: Paris Olympics Day 4In a message on…
NEW DELHI: Shooting sensation Manu Bhaker made more history on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympics post-Independence. Manu, who had already made headlines by becoming the first woman shooter to win a medal with her bronze in the 10m air pistol individual event, added another bronze in the…
