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PM Modi Lauds Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh for Winning Second Bronze for India at Paris Olympics 2024

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh made history on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics 2024 by overcoming South Korea to win the mixed team bronze in the 10-meter air pistol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the two athletes. “We are still proud of our shooters! We congratulate Sarabjot Singh and @realmanubhaker on their bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Olympic Games. They’ve both demonstrated excellent abilities and collaboration. Modi wrote on X, “India is incredibly delighted.” Also See | Live Updates for the Paris Olympics 2024

“This is Manu’s second Olympic medal in a row, demonstrating her unwavering excellence and devotion,” Modi continued. The Indian team beat the Koreans 16–10 to win the nation’s second medal at the quadrennial championship, and Manu Bhaker became the first Indian after independence to win two medals at the same Games.

2nd bronze for Manu Bhaker at Paris Olympics

In the women’s 10m air pistol event at the same location, Manu Bhaker had won the bronze medal previously. Although Norman Pritchard, a British-Indian athlete, achieved his feat prior to independence, he had won two silver medals in the 200-meter sprint and 200-meter hurdle events at the 1900 Olympics. Each team member had 30 minutes to shoot 30 shots in the qualification round of the mixed team 10-meter air pistol competition. Ten shots each player, for a total of twenty, make up each series of shots. In order to compete for gold, the top two teams advanced to the medal rounds, while the third and fourth-place teams faced off for bronze.

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Nail-biting finish by Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh

Manu scored 98 points and Sarabjot scored 95, putting Manu-Sarabjot in sixth place with 193 points. Manu scored 98 and Sarabjot scored 97 to give them a combined score of 195 in their second series. Manu scored 95 points and Sarabjot scored 97 points in their third series to finish with 192 points. In all three series, Manu-Sarabjot finished with a 580-20x final score.