Paris Olympics 2024 Manu Bhaker wins historic shooting medal

Manu Bhaker competing at the Paris Olympics in the women's 10m air pistol event.

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Manu Bhaker became the first woman shooter from India

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Manu Bhaker became the first woman shooter from India

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She was just 0.1 behind Kim Yeji when she was eliminated in the final on Sunday.

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Three years after her Tokyo Olympics was derailed by a pistol malfunction

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the 22-year-old claimed a bronze medal behind two South Korean shooters.

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The nine-time World Cup medallist is only the fifth Indian to win a medal in shooting.

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Earlier, on the first day of the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker had finished 3rd in the women's 10m air pistol

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score of 580 in the qualification rounds.

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