'Your weapon betrayed you in Tokyo. This time...': PM Modi's phone call with paris olympics medallist manu BhakerPrime minister narendra modi congratulated manu Bhaker on her remarkable achievement, as she secured a bronze medal in the 10m women's air pistol event at the ongoing paris Olympics. Bhaker's accomplishment not only earned her a place on the podium but also marked a historic moment for indian shooting, as she became the first indian woman to win a shooting medal at the Olympics.
PM
narendra modi talked to
manu Bhaker on
phone after the
indian shooter won a bronze medal in women's 10m
air pistol at
paris OlympicsWith a final score of 221.7, Bhaker clinched India's first medal at the
paris Olympics.
prime minister Modi praised the 22-year-old for her outstanding performance, acknowledging the narrow margin by which she missed a
silver medal. "Congratulations, Manu, on the victory. I am very happy as you won a medal. Although you missed a
silver medal by just 0.1 point, you still made the country proud," Modi said in his message.This
victory served as a redemption for Bhaker, whose
journey at the
tokyo olympics was marred by a pistol malfunction. In his message to Bhaker, PM Modi recalled the unfortunate moment in
tokyo and was lauded for his perseverance and dedication to make a comeback three years later.
At
tokyo, the weapon betrayed you. But this time, you took care of everything,” PM Modi said on his
phone call.
“You’re getting credit for two things (winning India’s first medal at
paris 2024 and becoming the first woman shooter from
india to win an
olympics medal).”The competition in the 10m women's
air pistol
event was intense, with South Korea's Ye Jin taking
home the
gold medal with an Olympic record score of 243.2 points. Her compatriot, Kim Yeji, secured the
silver medal with a score of 241.3 points.
On the opening day of the
event, Bhaker finished third in the
qualification round, which earned her a spot in the final. Her compatriot, Rhythm Sangwan, however, did not make it past the
qualification round, finishing in 15th place.
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