Paris Olympics 2024: India’s medal account has opened in Paris Olympics 2024. Star shooter Manu Bhaker has created history by winning the bronze medal in 10 meter air pistol. Manu has become the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting.
Let us tell you that Manu made her debut in the last Tokyo Olympics 2020, but her pistol got damaged during the 10 meter air pistol qualification round. Due to this, she could not win a medal last time. Apart from this, she also missed out on winning medals in the mixed team 10 meter pistol and 25 meter pistol events.
Know what Manu said after winning the bronze medal?
After winning the bronze medal in 10m air pistol, Manu said that the whole team has worked really hard. For me personally, it is really unbelievable. I think I did a good job. I tried very hard, and even in the last shot I was fighting with all my energy, and it was bronze, but I am really grateful that I could win bronze for India, maybe I will be able to do better next time.
Talking about what was going through her mind during the last few moments of the bout and the last few shots, Manu said, “Honestly I have read a lot of Gita, so what was going through my mind was just do what you have to do. Just do what you have to do, and leave it to destiny, you cannot control the outcome. So in Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna that you know, you focus on your karma and not the outcome of karma. So that was what was going through my mind. It was like okay, just do your job. Just do your job and let go of everything else.”
Talking about the journey from Tokyo to Paris, Manu said that after Tokyo I was very disappointed and the events that happened for me were not very good. It took me a lot of time to recover from it. However, I came back stronger. So what is now is what matters. Let’s let what is past remain past.
What was going on in her mind after the qualification, and how did she prepare for today’s big day? Answering this, Manu said that as soon as the qualification round was over, I was really waiting for the final. I have worked really hard and I don’t know what will happen to me tomorrow, how difficult it will be tomorrow, because I know all the people, everyone, like, you know, people from India are here, there are so many people here. And I am very happy that so many people came to cheer me, to cheer India, and this medal is for all of us, not just for me. It is always a teamwork, and I am really grateful that I was the medium to win this medal for India.
Manu is also participating in these events
22-year-old Manu Bhaker is participating in the women’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team and women’s 25m pistol events at the Paris 2024 Olympic shooting competition. She is the only athlete in the 21-member Indian shooting team to compete in so many individual events.
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