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  • Manu Bhaker of Haryana opened the medal account for India at the 33rd Summer Olympics, being held in Paris, France.
  • She won the bronze medal in the 10-meter air pistol event held on 28 July 2024.
  • She became the first Indian women shooter to win a medal in the shooting event at the Summer Olympics. 
  • The 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris is being held from 26 July to 11 August 2024. A strong 117 Indian contingent is taking part in the Paris Olympics, with a maximum of 29 competing in athletics and 21 in shooting.
  • The Paris Olympics features 32 sporting disciplines and India is participating in 16 disciplines.

Fifth Shooting Medal for India in the Olympics History

  • Manu Bhaker’s bronze medal was the fifth-ever medal won by an Indian shooter in the Olympics.
  • Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the first shooting medal, a silver medal, in the Men’s double trap at Athens 2004.

The Indian winners of the Olympics medals in shooting are as follows.

Serial Number ShooterEvent MedalOlympics 
1Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Men’s Double TrapSilver 2004 Athens 
2Abhinav Bindra Men’s 10m air rifleGold2008 Beijing
3Gagan NarangMen’s 10m air rifleBronze 2012 London 
4Vijay KumarMen’s 25m rapid-fire pistolSilver 2012 London 
5Manu Bhaker Women’s 10m air pistolBronze2024 Paris 

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