NEW DELHI: A resilient Manu Bhaker on Sunday ended India's 12-year medal drought in Olympic shooting by securing a bronze in the 10m air pistol event at the Paris Games on Sunday.
The 22-year-old became the first female shooter from India to achieve this feat.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live UpdatesIndia's last shooting medals at the Olympics came in 2012 in London, where Vijay Kumar won bronze in the rapid-fire pistol event and Gagan Narang clinched bronze in the 10m air rifle competition.
After two Olympic cycles without a shooting medal, Manu fought hard to earn the bronze with a score of 221.7
. The silver medal went to Korea's Kim Yeji, who scored a total of 241.3, while her compatriot Jin Ye Oh claimed the gold with a Games record of 243.2.
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