Paris Olympics 2024: Another Medal Loading For India As Manu Bhaker Qualifies For 25m Air Pistol Final

Manu Bhaker will be in action once again fighting for a third medal at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Manu Bhaker is riding high on confidence with two Olympic medals already under her belt and now she has qualified for the 25m Women's Air Pistol final. She will fight for gold this time for sure on Saturday (August 3) after scoring an amazing 294 in the 'precision' round. Bhaker has two bronze for India - one in 10m air pistol single's women's competition and other one in 10m air pistol mixed team event. Just 22 years of age, Bhaker will eye to win a silver or gold for India while also aiming for a third one for sure on Saturday.

Indian pistol shooter Manu Bhaker, aiming for a hat-trick of Olympic medals, came up with a superb performance in 25m sports pistol, to finish second in qualification and book a place in the final on Friday. (Paris Olympics 2024 Gender Row: IOC Responds Bold Following Controversy Over Algerian Boxer Imane Khalif)

She is just two points behind leader Veronika Major of Hungary, who shot an aggregate of 592 (294 and 298) which helped her equal the Olympic record.India has won all three medals so far in shooting, with Manu bagging two and Swapnil Kusale taking the bronze in 50m rifle three-positions on Thursday.

If Manu Bhaker wins a medal on Saturday, she will become the first Indian individual athlete to win three Olympic medals. She already holds the record as the only Indian after independence to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games. Additionally, she is the first female shooter from India to win an Olympic medal.

Her bronze medal win in the air pistol mixed team event marked India's first medal in that category. (Paris Olympics 2024: Know All About Shooter Manu Bhaker Who Won India's First Medal In France)

Hungary’s Veronika Major finished at the top of the qualification with a score of 592-28x, just two points more than Bhaker, setting a new European qualification record in the women’s 25m pistol event.