Manu Bhaker has had a great performance so far in the Paris Olympics and has won medals in every event she has participated in. Manu Bhaker will play in the final of the 25m women's pistol shooting event today (August 3). This match is at 1 pm. If Manu wins a medal in this event, she will become India's greatest athlete, as no Indian athlete has won 3 medals in a singles event so far.
Manu Bhaker close to a hat-trick of medals
In this case, Manu Bhaker will go one step ahead, as she is close to achieving a hat-trick of medals. Manu Bhaker has emerged as a brilliant athlete in the Paris Olympics. By winning two medals one after the other, she has written her name in the pages of history.
Manu Bhaker has won 2 bronze medals so far
After winning the bronze medal in single 10 meter air pistol, Manu Bhaker also won the bronze medal in the mixed team category with Sarabjot Singh. She became the first Indian to win two medals in the same Olympics and now Manu is close to winning a gold medal in another event. The special thing is that all three medals of India in this Olympics have come in shooting only.
Apart from Manu, Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the 50m rifle 3 position men's final at the Paris Olympics 2024. When Kusal won the bronze medal on August 1, it was the first time that an Indian shooter won a medal in this Olympic event, i.e. 50m rifle 3 position event.
India's schedule for Day 8 of Paris Olympics
Shooting
- Men's Skeet Qualification (Day 2): Anantjit Singh Naruka
- Women's Skeet Qualification (Day 1): Reza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan: 12.30 PM
- Women's 25m pistol (final): Manu Bhaker (1.00 pm)
Golf
- Men's Round 3 (Stroke Play) – Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar – 12:30 PM
Archery
- Women's Singles (1/8 Elimination): Deepika Kumari vs Michelle Kroppen (Germany) 1.52 PM
- Women's Singles (1/8 Elimination): Bhajan Kaur vs Dianda Choirunisa (Indonesia), 2.05 PM
- Women's Singles Quarterfinal (if qualified) – Deepika Kumari/Bhajan Kaur: 4:30 PM
- Women's Singles Semi-Final (if qualified) – Deepika Kumari/Bhajan Kaur: 5:22 PM
- Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match (if losing in the semifinals) – Deepika Kumari/Bhajan Kaur: 6:03 PM.
- Women's Singles Gold Medal Match (if qualified) – Deepika Kumari/Bhajan Kaur: 6:16 PM
sail
- Men's Canoe (Race Five): Vishnu Saravanan – 3.45 pm
- Men's Dinghy (Race Six): Vishnu Saravanan – 4.53 pm
- Women's Dinghy (Race Five): Nethra Kumanan – 5.55 pm
- Women's Dinghy (Race Six): Nethra Kumanan – 7.03 pm
Boxing
- Men's Welterweight (Quarterfinals) 71kg: Nishant Dev vs Marco Verde (Mexico): 12.18 PM