India Wins Second Olympic Medal as Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh Secure Bronze Medal in Shooting
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Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won bronze in the mixed team 10m Air Pistol event at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre on Tuesday, securing India’s second medal at the Olympics in Paris. India has already won two shooting medals in the current Paris Games, as Manu won bronze in the women’s 10 meter air pistol competition.
After the third series, India was ahead 4–2. Also in the fifth, their lead was 8-2. The Indian winning pair kept their cool to win easily, even after South Korea narrowed the score to 10-6 after the eighth series.
This is Sarabjot’s first Olympic medal. On another brighter note, Manu Bhaker made history by being the first Indian to win multiple medals at a single Olympic Games. Previously, Bhaker fiercely represented India at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In the games, she secured a bronze in the women’s 10 meter air pistol competition. Additionally, Bhaker became just the fourth Indian to win multiple medals for India at a Summer Games, following Norman Pritchard in athletics, Sushil Kumar in wrestling, and PV Sindhu in badminton. But until Bhaker in Paris 2024, no Indian had taken home several medals in a single edition.
Manu and Sarabjot finished third in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team qualification with 580 points and 20 perfect shots. In the bronze medal final, the Indian team defeated the Korean team of Xue Li and Wonho Lee 16-8. Wonho Lee ended fourth with 579 points and 18 flawless strokes. Sevval Ilayda Tarhan and Yusuf Dikec of Turkey tied the Olympic qualification record with 582 points. They will now play Serbia’s Damir Mikec and Zorana Arunovic for the gold medal. However, sadly, Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema of India, with a score of 576, were unable to advance to the medal round.
The Bronze to India:
Korea won the first round from 20.5 to 18.8, giving India a rather rough start. However, in the second round, the Indian pair came back, with Manu scoring 10.7 and Sarabjot scoring 10.5, securing a winning round, while Korea only achieved 19.9.
India triumphed in the third round as well, getting 10.4 points apiece from Sarabjot and Manu and 19.8 points from Korea. Because of Manu’s constant shots above 10 and Sarabjot’s small error with a 9.6, the Indian team’s lead grew to 6-2. Korea scored 19.5, but Manu’s consistent performance—which included a 10.5—guaranteed another round victory.
India immediately took a 10-4 lead. However, Korea professionally made a good comeback in the game. Whereas Manu had a rare miss, Korea won the match.
Later on, the margin was increased to 12-6, which advanced India one step closer to the second medal.
In this situation, India needed to win the remaining series to take home the medal. But the Korean players made the match tougher and closer by winning. In the next set, they secured a score of 0.2, further delaying the victory of India until they were behind 14-8. Ultimately, Manu and Sarabjot’s 19.6 combined scores sealed the medal for India.
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