Which player won medals for india in 2024?
Manu Bhaker opened India's account by winning the bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol shooting at the paris 2024 Olympics. With this, she became the first indian woman shooter to win a medal at the Olympics. However, in the final she lagged behind Korea's Oh Ye Jin and Kim Yeji. A few days later, manu Bhaker along with Sarabjot Singh won a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event.
Swapnil Kusale won India's third medal at paris 2024. He won the bronze medal in the men's 10m 50m rifle 3 position event. After this, the indian men's hockey team defeated spain 2-1 to win their second consecutive medal at the Olympics. This was indian hockey's fourth Olympic bronze medal after the 1968, 1972 and 2020 Games. Captain Harmanpreet Singh was India's star in paris and scored 10 goals.
Neeraj Chopra gave india the fifth medal. Neeraj Chopra failed to defend his javelin title at paris 2024 but he managed a best throw of 89.45m to win the silver medal. The gold medal was won by Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.
Aman Sehrawat won India's sixth and second consecutive medal in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling. However, this time it was a bronze medal for Aman Sehrawat. The indian wrestler defeated Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz 13-5 in the bronze medal match.
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