Ace India shooter Manu Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women's Air Pistol event in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday.
Cheema (18th spot with 574-17x points) and Sarabjot (9th spot with 577-16x points) failed to make it to the final eight who qualified for the medal round.
The 17-year-old said she got emotional after watching the national flag soar high and the anthem play and it felt like she actually did something for India
The two gold medals put India on top of the medals tally at the ISSF World Cup for rifle and pistol shooters. Varun Tomar also won the bronze medal in the men's 10m air pistol event on Sunday
Shiva won Gold in the 2020 edition of the Khelo India Youth Games and then again in the 2021 edition of the Games. The 17-year-old, also made his senior debut at the Egypt World Championships last year and had even come close to winning the Paris Olympic Quota when reached the Finals of the
The trio of Rubina Francis, Sumedha Pathak, Nisha Kanwar won a silver medal at the P2 Women's 10m Air Pistol event while Rubina Francis bagged bronze at the P2 Women's 10m Air Pistol event.
Cairo [Egypt], March 1 (ANI): Saurabh Chaudhary clinched India's first gold medal at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday.
Lima [Peru], October 5 (ANI): India's 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor clinched the gold medal in the women's 25m air pistol event of the ISSF Junior World Championship here on Monday.
Lima [Peru], September 30 (ANI): Young Indian shooter Manu Bhaker clinched the gold medal in the women's junior 10m air pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) junior world championship here on Thursday.
Tokyo [Japan], August 31 (ANI): Indian shooter Rubina Francis on Tuesday qualified for the finals of women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.