Having become the first Indian woman’s shooter to clinch an Olympic medal, PM Modi expressed pride as a video of the same surfaced on social media. The 22-year-old accumulated a score of 221.7 and won bronze to break the 12-year drought for India in shooting.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his time to congratulate shooter Manu Bhaker for her monumental achievement in the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics. Having become the first Indian woman’s shooter to clinch an Olympic medal, PM Modi expressed pride as a video of the same surfaced on social media.
Bhaker reached the final of the event after finishing 3rd and finished at the same position on Saturday, July 28th. The 22-year-old accumulated a score of 221.7 and won bronze to break the 12-year drought for India in shooting. It also proved to be the first medal for the nation in this year’s edition.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Olympic Bronze Medalist Manu Bhaker and congratulated her on winning a Bronze medal in Women’s 10 M Air Pistol at #ParisOlympics2024 pic.twitter.com/IHrumNS5yv
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024
THE FIRST MEDAL FOR TEAM INDIA IS HERE 🥳🇮🇳
Medal Confirmed for Manu Bhaker with a stellar performance in the 10m air pistol 🤩
Watch her LIVE on #Sports18 & Streaming free on #JioCinema https://t.co/f4qYLLw9pp#Cheer4Bharat #OlympicsonJioCinema #OlympicsonSports18… pic.twitter.com/q0HE8qVGOf
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) July 28, 2024
Modi spoke to the youngster and pointed out that despite missing silver by a whisker, she managed to make the entire country proud. With more events left, Bhaker said she hopes to rack up more success for India and Modi equally expressed confidence that they will accomplish it. Baker went on to reveal that she was yet to speak to her family.
