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Manu Bhaker was composure personified while Sarabjot Singh played an ideal foil as the pair won the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze defeating South Korea to script history at the Olympics.
The Indian pair defeated the Koreans 16-10 to earn the country its second medal at the quadrennial showpiece, and in the process made Bhaker the first Indian post independence to bag two medals in a single edition of the Games.
She had earlier bagged the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the same venue on Sunday.
British-Indian athlete Norman Pritchard had won two silver medals in 200m sprint and 200m hurdles at the 1900 Olympics but that achievement had come in the pre-Independence era.
Manu and Sarabjots efforts do not go unnoticed :
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Our shooters continue to make us proud!
Congratulations to @realmanubhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning the Bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the #Olympics. Both of them have shown great skills and teamwork. India is incredibly delighted.
For Manu, this… pic.twitter.com/loUsQjnLbN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 30, 2024
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge posted on X
We are elated to know that India has clinched its second medal in the #Olympics, with Manu Bhaker (@realmanubhaker) and Sarabjot Singh winning a bronze medal 🥉in 10m air pistol mixed team event.
Many congratulations to the both of you.
It is a delightful day for our… pic.twitter.com/H1nzg3exRy
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) July 30, 2024
