In a remarkable achievement for India at the Paris Olympics 2024, shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh secured the nation’s second medal by winning bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event on Tuesday. The Indian duo outperformed South Korea’s Wonho Lee and Jin Ye Oh with a score of 16-10, adding another accolade to India’s shooting prowess.

This victory marks India’s second shooting medal at the Paris Games, following Manu Bhaker’s individual bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the same venue. Manu’s accomplishments are particularly historic as she has now become the first Indian shooter to win two Olympic medals. Additionally, she is the first Indian athlete post-independence to secure two medals in a single edition of the Games. Historically, the only other Indian to achieve a similar feat was Norman Pritchard, a British-Indian, who won two silver medals at the 1900 Summer Games in the men’s 200m sprint and the 200m hurdles.

On July 28, 22-year-old Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting, ending a 12-year drought for India in Olympic shooting podium finishes. The last such medals were won by Gagan Narang (bronze in 10m air rifle) and Vijay Kumar (silver in 25m rapid fire pistol) at the London 2012 Olympics. Manu Bhaker has also distinguished herself as the first woman shooter from India to reach an Olympic final in an individual event in the last 20 years and the fifth Indian overall to win a medal in shooting.