Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker with President Droupadi Murmu NEW DELHI: Ace shooter Manu Bhaker was awarded the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna by Indian President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday. This honour crowns a stellar year for the young Olympian, who recently made history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by securing two…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker‘s name going missing from the recommendation list for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award is not the first instance of its kind.Manu created history at the Paris Olympics earlier this year after clinching back-to-back bronze medals in the women’s individual 10m air pistol and in the mixed team event partnering…
NEW DELHI: India’s star shooter Manu Bhaker recently shared a fun moment on social media with cricketer Suryakumar Yadav. In the photo, Manu, who won two medals in pistol shooting at the Paris Olympics, playfully posed as a batter, while Suryakumar took on the role of a pistol shooter. The lighthearted interaction between the two…
As curtains fell on Paris Olympics on Sunday, Indian fans were left with a mixed feeling over the country’s performance. For a nation of 1.4bn people, our return of one silver and five bronze is very meagre. That the world’s most populous country couldn’t produce a single gold medal is hard to digest.However, if we…
NEW DELHI: Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, has praised the Indian contingent for their commendable performance at the Paris Olympics. After the 142nd IOC session, where he received the prestigious Olympic Order, Bindra reflected on the team’s efforts and expressed admiration for their competitiveness across various disciplines, despite securing six medals –…
NEW DELHI: 22-year-old Indian shooter and Olympic bronze medallist Sarabjot Singh has made headlines by turning down a prestigious job offer from the Haryana government. Sarabjot, who was offered the position of Deputy Director in the Sports Department, has chosen to prioritize his shooting career instead.“The job is good, but I will not do it…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, India’s star pistol shooter, arrived home on Wednesday after making history at the Paris Games, where she became the first Indian in the post-Independence era to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. Bhaker’s Air India flight from Paris landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, where around…
NEW DELHI: Ten days into the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker is one of India’s three Olympic medallists in the French capital. The pistol shooter has risen from being the face of Indian shooting to be an inspiration for her compatriots.All of 22, it’s not a surprise that she doesn’t consider herself a role model yet…
NEW DELHI: After the heartbreak of finishing fourth in the women’s 25-meter pistol final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Manu Bhaker took to X (formerly) to express her gratitude and reflect on her journey.Despite narrowly missing out on a third Olympic medal, losing the bronze medal to Hungary’s Veronika Major by the slimmest of…
NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shooter Manu Bhaker acknowledged that she felt a little ‘nervous’ during the 25-meter pistol final on Saturday. Bhaker finished fourth and missed out on a historic third individual medal at the Olympics in Chateauroux.The 22-year-old had earlier bagged two bronze medals, in women’s 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed…
