Manu Bhaker narrowly misses out on 3rd shooting medal at Paris Olympics, finishes 4th in 25m pistol final
The 22-year-old was edged out by Hungary’s Veronika Major in a shoot-off for a place on the podium, after the seventh round in the final
India’s Manu Bhaker during the 25m Pistol Women’s Final event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Chateauroux, France, on August 3, 2024.
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India’s doublebronze medallist Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on the opportunity to add another Olympic medal to her collection by finishing 4th in the 25m pistol event.
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The 22-year-old, who has already made history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two bronze medals in one edition of the quadrennial showpiece, was edged out by Hungary’s Veronika Major in a shoot-off as both of them were tied in third place after the seven round in the final.
Bhaker started slow in the first couple of rounds and then had a good run to sit on second place after six rounds. But after dropping to third, she took on Major in the shoot-off and could only manage two out of five shots on target. Major got three.
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South Korea’s Jiin Yang won the gold medal, winning a shoot-off against Camille Jedrzejewski of France, who comes away the silver medal. Veronika Major takes bronze.
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Bhaker had finished second in the qualification round yesterday. The event brings an end to a historic Paris campaign for the shooter as she heads back home.
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