Manu Bhaker created history in Paris 2024 to become the first Indian shooter to bag two medals at an Olympics.
The ace Indian shooter bounced back from the Tokyo 2020 setback to clinch a bronze medal each in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol and Mixed Team Air Pistol events. She also missed out on a hat-trick of medals at the Paris 2024 as she finished at the fourth spot in the Women’s 25m Pistol Event.
Her journey to the Paris 2024 glory has been nothing short of inspiring which she depicted in a post on X, with the caption: “How it started vs how it’s going, and Grateful for everything in between 💪🥉🇮🇳”.
How it started vs how it’s going, and Grateful for everything in between 💪🥉🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/z8LzoyoZI2
— Manu Bhaker🇮🇳 (@realmanubhaker) August 20, 2024
She recalled her setback at Tokyo 2020 recently and said: “My journey, coming from the Tokyo Olympics, it was very difficult for me to be confident again. I was world number two, but I did not do good in it. I know the taste of losing and then winning. It’s the beauty of sports. One competition you lose, and you can win the other. But, it would only happen if you put in hard work”
“To achieve the goal, we must put in a lot of hard work and effort. It doesn’t always start with aiming for something big, you also have to work to achieve it. If you can dream big, you can achieve big. So, always start by dreaming big. I always tell myself that no matter if I win or lose in any competition, I’ll always be very confident and hold myself high and together, and be very confident. We have many career options. You don’t have to become a doctor or an engineer. Sports life is a beautiful life. From financial support to any kind of it, you get everything in sports,” she added.
The 22-year-old was rewarded INR 5 crore by the Haryana Government recently for her brilliant performance at the Paris 2024.
