Tokyo Olympics: Equipment malfunction costs Manu Bhaker a place in 10m air pistol final
Manu Bhaker returned to the firing point after getting the issue fixed but, by then, it has disturbed her momentum as she went up again, against a world-class filed comprising Olympic and world champions.
Jul 25, 2021, 10:23 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics shooting: Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal fail to reach women’s 10m air pistol final
The 19-year-old Manu Bhaker, ranked number two in the world, was pegged back by a technical glitch involving her gun after an impressive start saw her take one of the places in the top eight. An opening of 98 was followed by 95, 94 and a 95 as the young shooter dropped out of the top-10.
Jul 25, 2021, 07:31 AM IST
In Pics: India's TOP medal favourites at Tokyo Olympics
The delayed Tokyo Olympics will finally get underway on Friday (July 23) and India will be hoping for their highest-ever medal haul from these Games. India has sent their biggest-ever contingent with 119 athletes competing in 85 different medal categories. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at India's top medal contenders at the Tokyo Olympics.
Jul 22, 2021, 12:55 PM IST
Shooting World Cup: Yashaswini Deswal wins first gold for India, Manu Bhaker clinches silver
Yashaswini Deswal accumulated 238.8 points to lead in her category. Another Indian shooter Manu Bhaker won a silver medal with 236.7 points in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup.
Mar 21, 2021, 12:59 PM IST
'If you save culprits, it will further damage reputation of Air India': Manu Bhaker
Meanwhile, Air India rebutted the Manu Bhaker's claims and in a tweet stated that the involved officials had only sought "valid documents as per rules of weapon carriage on-board". The airline also denied the pistol shooter's allegations of demanding a bribe.
Feb 20, 2021, 13:21 PM IST
National Sports Awards 2020: President Ram Nath Kovind virtually honours 65 athletes; Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma miss ceremony
For the first time in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, the National Sports Awards was conducted virtually on Saturday, with a total of 65 awardees attending this year's ceremony from various locations across the country.
Aug 29, 2020, 13:14 PM IST
Shooter Manu Bhaker urges citizens to stay at home amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown
Earlier, Bhaker had donated a sum of Rs 1 lakh to Haryana Chief Minister's Relief Fund as a part of her contribution towards the country's fight against the deadly coronavirus.
Apr 18, 2020, 16:09 PM IST
Coronavirus: Shooter Manu Bhaker donates Rs 1 lakh to Haryana Chief Minister's Relief Fund
Earlier, the BCCI had declared that they would contribute Rs 51 crores to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund.
Mar 30, 2020, 12:47 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: Elavenil Valarivan, Divyansh Panwar win gold medals in 10m air rifle event
Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar added two gold medals to India's tally at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Final after clinching the top honours in their respective 10m Air Rifle event on Thursday.
Nov 21, 2019, 18:05 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: India's Manu Bhaker shoots gold with world record score
The 17-year-old achieved the feat by posting a score of 244.7 in the final of the women's 10m air pistol event of the tournament.
Nov 21, 2019, 10:29 AM IST
It helps that Saurabh Chaudhary and I hardly connect: Manu Bhaker
According to Manu, the fact that the pair hardly interact actually helps them in their endeavours.
India finish with 5 gold medals at ISSF World Cup
Ace shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary defeated their Indian opponents Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma to claim the gold in 10m air pistol mixed team event.
Sep 03, 2019, 13:39 PM IST
Maintaining scores is tougher than securing Olympic quota: Manu Bhaker
The 17-year-old recently secured India its seventh 2020 Olympic quota in shooting with a fourth-place finish in the women's 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup in Munich.
Jun 07, 2019, 17:55 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary strike gold in 10m air pistol mixed team event
The Indian duo defeated the Ukraine pair of Olena Kostevych and Oleh Omelchuk in the summit showdown of 10m air pistol mixed team event to take the top honours.
May 30, 2019, 20:13 PM IST
India top medal tally at Beijing Shooting World Cup
India topped the medals tally ahead of hosts China (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), who won five medals in total.
Apr 28, 2019, 16:59 PM IST
ISSF World Cup 2019: Saurabh Chaudhary, Manu Bhaker clinch Gold in 10m Air pistol mixed team event
The duo emerged victorious against Jiang Ranxin and Pang Wei of China by a scoreline of 16-6, marking India's second gold at the prestigious event.
Apr 25, 2019, 17:32 PM IST
Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary triumph as India continue domination in Asian Airgun Championships
Manu won the women's 10m Air Pistol on day three of the competition while Saurabh bagged a team gold in the men's event.
Mar 29, 2019, 17:42 PM IST
Rishabh Pant, Bajrang Punia, Manu Bhaker, Rani Rampal win DSJA awards
The awards were presented by Indian Olympic Association and world hockey body (FIH) president Narinder Batra.
Mar 28, 2019, 18:24 PM IST
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary win gold in 10 m Air pistol mixed team event at ISSF World Cup 2019
The Indian pair shot a total of 483.5 points to finish on top of the podium and end the tournament with a flourish after a few results that did not go their way over the last three days.
Feb 27, 2019, 16:42 PM IST
ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu fail to make 10m Air Pistol final
Manu posted a score of 573 to make a 14th-place finish, while Heena finished at the lowly 25th spot after posting 571 points in the tournament.
Feb 26, 2019, 15:46 PM IST
