won another medal today
Manu Bhaker won her second medal at the Paris Olympics-2024 today. She achieved this feat with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol team event. The pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh defeated the South Korean team by a margin of 16-10 to win the bronze medal. By winning this medal, Manu became the first Indian athlete to win 2 medals in the same Olympic season.
2 Medalists
Earlier, wrestler Sushil Kumar and badminton star PV Sindhu had achieved the feat of winning two medals in the Olympics. But they won these medals in different seasons. Sushil Kumar won the bronze medal in 2008 and the silver medal in 2012. While PV Sindhu won the silver medal in 2016 and the bronze medal in 2021.
Will Manu Bhaker score a hat-trick of medals?
Manu Bhaker qualified in 3 events for Paris Olympics-2024. Now she will be seen playing in the 25m air pistol shooting event on August 2. This match will be played on August 2 at 12.30 pm. Manu is considered a strong contender to win a medal in this event. If she does so, it will be a new record.