New Delhi. India opened its medal account with the spectacular victory of shooter Manu Bhaker in Paris Olympics 2024. With Manu Bhaker’s first victory, India got a bronze medal. There is an atmosphere of celebration in Bollywood along with the whole country on this historic victory. Many Bollywood stars came forward and congratulated shooter Manu. This list includes names from Preet Zinta to Taapsee Pannu.
Preity Zinta shared a post on her social media congratulating Manu with a photo of her. She wrote, ‘Congratulations Manu Bhaker on the first victory for India. Jai Hind’. Taapsee also shared a post for the shooter. She wrote, ‘We opened our account with a bronze medal at the Olympics’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the shooter and wrote, ‘A historic medal! Congratulations to Manu Bhaker for winning India’s first medal at the Paris Olympics. Many congratulations for the bronze medal. This success is even more special because she has become the first woman to win a medal in shooting for India. An incredible achievement.’
Manu Bhaker became the fifth shooter to win an Olympic medal in shooting after Abhinav Bindra, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang. According to a report by India Today, Manu Bhaker and Kim Yeji were shooting for second place in the final elimination round. Manu displayed incredible patience and scored 10.1 and 10.3 in her last two shots. Kim scored only 9.7 and 9.8, yet she managed to stay ahead of Manu.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 28, 2024, 18:40 IST