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After winning a bronze medal for India in women’s 10m air pistol category on Sunday, July 28, India’s Manu Bhaker, along with Sarabjot Singh sealed a place for the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian duo finished third in the qualification round with a total of 580 points, only a point behind Serbian duo of Arunovic Zorana and Mikec Damir.
The Serbian pair ended at 581 points to qualify for a gold medal match. The Indian pair of Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker will next take on South Korea’s OH Ye Jin and LEE Wonho for the bronze medal match on Tuesday, July 30.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh's campaign at Paris Olympics 2024
It is to be noted that the 22-year-old Manu Bhaker entered the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification on the back of her bronze medal win on Sunday, July 28. With the win, Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting. She also ended India’s wait for an Olympic medal in shooting with Gagan Narang winning a bronze at the London 2012 Olympics last time. Moreover, the Indian shooter became only fifth after Abhinav Bindra, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang to win an Olympic medal in shooting.
On the other hand, Sarabjot Singh, missed finals qualification by one point despite levelling the scores. Singh finished ninth, just one short of the 8-shooter final with a total score of 577, just standing behind Germany’s Robin Walter, who had one extra 10 x than the Indian.
