Manu Bhaker Today Match Result: Indian ace shooter from Jhajjar misses third Olympic medal

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Manu Bhaker missed the third medal in the Olympics. She finished at the fourth spot at the 25m sports pistol event with 28 points at the Chateauroux shooting range. The 22-year-old, already the first Indian athlete to win two bronze medals in a single edition of the Olympics, secured a spot in the final by placing second in the qualification rounds on Friday.
Bhaker dominated both the 'precision' and 'rapid' rounds in the qualification phase, achieving an aggregate score of 590. This performance placed her just behind Hungary's Veronika Major, who equaled the Olympic record with a score of 592. In the medal event Manu Bhaker was eliminated by Veronika Major, who secured the Bronze medal with 31 points.

Bhaker's resurgence in form can be credited to her reunion with former shooter-turned-coach Jaspal Rana. She has already earned two bronze medals at these Games: one in the 10m women's air pistol and another in the 10m air pistol mixed team event alongside Sarabjot Singh.

In the sports pistol qualification rounds, Bhaker scored 294 in the challenging 'precision' round with impressive scores of 97, 98, and 99. Her best came out in the 'rapid round,' where she shot a perfect 100, followed by two 98s, culminating in an aggregate of 296.

India's rising star, Esha Singh, did not fare as well, finishing 18th among 40 shooters. Singh scored 291 in 'precision' and 290 in 'rapid' for a total of 581, missing the eight-shooter final by a significant margin.

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