Manu Bhaker missed out on a hat-trick of medals at the Paris Olympics 2024. Manu Bhaker, who had won two medals earlier, was on the field this time in the women's 25m pistol event. Manu had reached the final of this event. Manu, who had won two bronze medals earlier, was expected to win a gold medal this time. However, she fell just one step short of winning a medal in the 25m pistol event.
Manu, who was playing the final of the event, finished fourth with a total score of 28. She was just one place away from winning the medal. If Manu had secured the third place, she would have won the bronze medal, completing a hat-trick of medals in the Paris Olympics. However, this time she could not win the medal.
Jin Yang of South Korea won the gold medal in this event. Apart from this, Camille Jedrzejewski of France won the silver medal by coming second and Veronica Major of Hungary won the bronze medal by coming third. Jin Yang, who won the gold medal, had a total score of 37. Apart from this, Camille Jedrzejewski, who won the silver medal, also scored 37. However, she remained in second place. Then Veronica Major, who came third, scored 31.
Manu Bhaker won a total of 2 medals at the Paris Olympics. Manu won her first medal in the women's individual 10m air pistol event, which was bronze. After this, Manu won bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed event. Sarabjot Singh was included in the mixed team with Manu Bhaker.
It is worth noting that Manu's bronze medal in the women's single 10 meter air pistol was India's first medal in the Paris Olympics. So far, India has won three medals and all three medals have come in shooting.
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