Manu Bhaker is an Indian Olympic medal winner who won a bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She participated in the Women’s 10-metre air pistol event and bagged the trophy. Manu is the first Indian woman shooter to win a medal at any Summer Olympics games. She won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Manu won her first medal in 2017 at the Asian Junior Championships, participated in several competitions, and won several medals. She became famous when she broke World Cup medalist Heena Sidhu’s record of 240.8 points by scoring 242.3 points in the finale.
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Manu Bhaker is the youngest Indian to win the gold medal at the ISSF World Cup.
Her father works as a chief engineer in the Merchant Navy.
Until the age of 14, she performed well in sports like Huyen Langlon, Manipuri Martial Arts, Boxing, Tennis, and Skating. She also won medals at the national games.
