Manu Bhaker Wins Olympic Bronze at Paris 2024
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Paris 2024 Olympics |
| Achievement | Manu Bhaker won bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event and bronze at 10m mixed team pistol event (with Sarabjot Singh). |
| Significance | - First Indian female shooter to win an Olympic medal.- First medal for India at the Paris 2024 Olympics.- First Olympic medal in shooting for India since London 2012. |
| Previous Achievements | - Medals at Asian Games (2022), World Championship, Baku (2023), Asian Shooting Championship, Changwon (2023), World Cup, Bhopal (2023), World Championship, Cairo (2022), World University Games, Chengdu (2021). |
| Olympic Medals in Shooting | Fifth Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal after Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004), Abhinav Bindra (2008), Vijay Kumar (2012), Gagan Narang (2012). |
| About Olympics | - Held every four years.- Aims: Cultivate human beings through sport and contribute to world peace.- Includes Summer Games, Winter Games, Youth Olympics Games.- Symbol: Five interlocking rings representing the five continents. |
| History and Origin | - Traces back to Ancient Greece's Peloponnese region (around 776 BC).- Modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in 1896 (by Pierre de Coubertin). |