Watch: Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh wear medals with pride and smile after winning bronze in Paris Olympics 2024
Shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh had broad smile on their faces as they walked up the podium to collect their medals in Paris Olympics 2024. On Tuesday, July 30, the duo won the bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event at the quadrennial event. They defeated South Korea’s Wonho Lee and Jin Ye Oh 16-10 to bring second medal for India.
As their names were announced, Manu and Sarabjot waved at the capacity crowd present at the venue and then walked on the podium. For Manu, it was her second medal, as she bagged the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event.
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Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh recover from heartbreaks
Manu and Sarabjot have had their fair share of trouble before they eventually tasted success. Back in 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was a victim to an unfortunate incident when her pistol malfunctioned. Manu revealed that she felt like quitting shooting after the incident, as it felt like a ‘9 to 5 job’ to her.
However, instead of giving up, Manu kept putting in the hard yards and her efforts eventually paid dividends. She ended India’s 12-year-long wait for an Olympic medal after London 2012 and became the second Indian woman after PV Sindhu to win multiple medals in the Olympics.
On Saturday, Sarabjot could not qualify for the final of the 10m Air Pistol event. Among the 33 shooters, he had a score of 577-16x and finished ninth, one spot below the ones who advanced to the final of the event.
However, he recovered from the disappointment and came up trumps in the mixed team event.
As far as Manu is concerned, after showing her class in the 10m Air Pistol event, the youngster will ply her trade in the 25m pistol event.