Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh secured India’s second medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, earning a bronze in the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre. This marks India’s second shooting medal of the ongoing Paris Games, following Manu’s bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. India led 4-2 after the third series and extended their lead to 8-2 after the fifth. Although South Korea narrowed the gap to 10-6 after the eighth series, the Indian duo maintained their composure to secure a comfortable victory.This marks Sarabjot’s first Olympic medal. Manu, meanwhile, became the first Indian to win multiple medals at a single Olympic Games, having already opened India’s account at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Bhaker also became only the fourth Indian after Norman Pritchard (athletics), Sushil Kumar (wrestling) and PV Sindhu (badminton) to win multiple medals for India at a Summer Games. However, no Indian has won multiple medals at a single edition – until Bhaker at Paris 2024.In the 10m Air Pistol mixed team qualification, Manu and Sarabjot finished third with 580 points and 20 perfect shots. The Indian duo defeated the Korean pair of Xue Li and Wonho Lee 16-8, who finished fourth with 579 points and 18 perfect shots, in the bronze medal match. The Turkish team of Sevval Ilayda Tarhan and Yusuf Dikec, who equaled the qualification Olympic record with 582 points, will face Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec of Serbia in the gold medal match. India’s Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema failed to qualify for the medal match after finishing 10th with a score of 576.
