First Indian to win two medals in the same Olympics

Paris: Indian women shooter Manu Bhaker won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh after the 10m air pistol individual event at the Paris Olympics. With this, Manu Bhaker has become the first athlete in Indian sports history to win two medals in the same Olympics. India also got bronze as the second medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 and this achievement was achieved in shooting itself. It is worth noting that this was the first time that India won an Olympic medal in the shooting team event. Manu won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol individual event on Sunday.

Before Manu Bhaker, an Indian athlete had won two medals in the same Olympics in the 1900 Paris Olympics. Then British citizen of Indian origin Norman Pritchard won two silver medals in two different athletics events. In this way, Manu has also become the first Indian athlete to win two medals in the same Olympics. As a female athlete to win two medals in the Olympics, Manu surpassed badminton player P.V. Sindhu has been equaled. Sindhu won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In the bronze medal match of the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the Paris Olympics, the pair of Manu and Sarabjot Singh defeated Oh Ye-jin and Lee Wonho of South Korea 16-10 after a tough fight.

Serbia's Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikac won the gold medal by defeating Turkey's Sevval Ilaiba Tehran and Yusuf Dikech 16-14. India's double bronze medalist Manu Bhaker said, “I feel proud and thank everyone for showering blessings on me. While Sarabjot looked quite confident to forget the failure of the individual competition and win the bronze medal in the mixed team event.

Manu Bhaker's achievement in Paris Olympics

, First athlete and shooter from India to win two medals in the same Olympics.

-Olympics First Indian woman shooter to win a medal in.

, First Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in the air pistol event.

, India's first Olympic medal in team shooting event (Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot).

, First Indian to win medals in both individual and team events.