Indian shooter and double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker was greeted with a grand reception upon her arrival at her maternal grandparents' home in Khanpur Khurd.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal felicitated double Olympic medalist Manu Baker at his residence in the national capital on Friday and presented her with a cheque of Rs 10 lakhs.
: After meeting the Indian contingent that recently returned from the Paris Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was an honour for him to host all the Indian athletes at his residence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that every player who went to Paris Olympics is a champion and the government will continue to support sports and work towards building top-quality sports infrastructure
Khattar expressed his delight at Manu's record-breaking performance, which led to her securing a place on the podium twice. He also expressed hope that she would achieve even greater success at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, aiming for a gold medal.
India's first individual Olympic Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra heaped praise on the Indian contingent following the completion of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended with six medals, a tally one short of the record total from Tokyo 2020. It is, however, India's third-best outing at the Summer Games after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012.
Team India finished their Paris Olympics campaign with six medals which included one silver and five bronze medals. The country sent a total of 117 contingents to compete in different events at the marquee event.
After sending a total of 117 Indian athletes to the Paris Olympics, which ran from July 26 to August 11, India could only win six medals - a silver and five bronze - at the Summer Games.
India's shooting ace Manu Bhaker scripted history earlier when she became the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics. Bhaker and her partner Sarabjot Singh secured bronze in the 10 M Air Pistol Mixed team event.