Taking to X, PM Modi said, ” Well done, Manu Bhaker, for winning India’s FIRST medal at Paris Olympics 2024! Congrats for the Bronze.This success is even more special as she becomes the 1st woman to win a medal in shooting for India,” he said.
“An incredible achievement!” He added.
Union home minister Amit Shah also praised the Olympian for her achievement and said, ” Kudos to Manu Bhaker on winning the first medal in the Paris Olympics 2024, by bringing home the bronze. You have sent a wave of euphoria across the nation with your stellar performance,” he said.
“The nation swells in pride at your achievement. Cheer4Bharat,” he added.
Manu Bhaker became the first woman shooter from India ever to win an Olympics medal, after claiming a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics.
Of the four medals Indian shooters have won at the Olympics before Paris 2024, none had been won by an Indian woman shooter. The last medals for India from the shooting ranges of an Olympics, came at London 2012, where rifle shooter Gagan Narang (bronze in men’s 10m air rifle) and pistol shooter Vijay Kumar (silver in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol) won medals.
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