Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker misses third medal, finishes fourth in 25m pistol event

Shooter Manu Bhaker missed her third medal after she finished fourth in the women's 25m pistol shooting event, at the Paris Olympics on August 3.

Manu was close to becoming the first Indian to win three medals however, she missed the chance after finishing fourth.

The match came to an end when Manu was pitted in a shoot-off against former world record holder Veronika Major of Hungary. The duo were tied at 28 points. 

Jiin Yang of South Korea secured the top spot to clinch the gold medal while Camille Jedrzejewski of France had to settle for second place. Meanwhile, Hungary's Veronika Major finished in third place.

Earlier at the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker opened India's medal tally after she secured third place in the women's individual 10M Air pistol event. 

Following that, Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker won the Bronze medal in the 10m air pistol (mixed team) event at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Bhaker and her partner Sarabjot Singh secured bronze in the 10 M Air Pistol Mixed team event. Earlier, Bhaker had won bronze in the women's individual 10M Air pistol event. Manu-Sarabjot beat South Korea's Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin 16-10 in the Bronze Medal play-off match.

India shooter Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. Kusale also became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event.