Mumbai: After Manu Bhaker opened India’s account at the Paris Olympics by winning a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event, Bollywood celebrities congratulated the country’s shooter for making the nation proud.
Preity Zinta shared a photo of Manu Bhaker and wrote, “Congratulations @bhakermanu on winning India’s first medal in #olympics2024 #bronzemedal #shooting #parisolympics #jaihind #ting.”
Kriti Kharbanda also shared the news of Manu Bhaker winning the bronze medal and expressed her happiness with the caption “Oh Yeahhhh”.
Rajkumar Rao shared an Insta story and wrote, “Congratulations @bhakermanu. We are all proud of you.”
Commenting on this success, Jackie Shroff wrote, “Account opened… Manu Bhaker wins bronze in the 10m air pistol event. India’s first medal at the Paris Olympics.”
Take a look at his heartfelt wishes:
India last won a medal in shooting at the 2012 London Olympics. Rapid fire pistol shooter Vijay Kumar won silver and Gangan Narang won bronze.
Manu Bhaker was disqualified at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics due to a pistol malfunction, but her hard work and determination helped her win the bronze medal in Paris.
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal.
