'Made India Proud': Sachin Tendulkar Congratulates Manu Bhaker For Winning Bronze At Paris Olympics

Manu Bhaker became the first medalist for India at Paris Olympics as she finished third in Women's 10 M Air Pistol to win Bronze for her nation. Manu Bhaker missed out on a Silver medal by just 0.1 but her Bronze medal is also an historic feat for the nation. 

Manu Bhaker has become the first Indian Woman to win an Olympic medal for the nation and only the second Indian ever after Vijay Kumar to stand on the Olympic Podium in Pistol Shooting event. Vijay Kumar won a silver in Men's 25 M Air Pistol back in London 2012 and coincidentally, Manu Bhaker's triumph is India's first shooting medal at Olympics since London 2012. 

As Manu Bhaker stoon on the Podium and made India proud, arguably India's greatest cricketing icon in Sachin Tendulkar was super proud of the achievement and congratulated Manu Bhaker for her triumph.  

Sachin Tendulkar Congratulates Manu Bhaker 

As Manu Bhaker took the Podium at Paris Olympics, Sachin Tendulkar took to his Social Media to share his elation and wishes for India's first Medalist in the City of Lights. 

"Off the mark in the medal tally and on the mark with the shooting! Congratulations, Manu Bhaker, on bagging India's first medal at the Paris Olympics. After overcoming the heartbreak in Tokyo, you have shown immense strength & determination to win a bronze at Paris 2024, and made India proud," wrote Sachin Tendulkar on X. 

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Not Only, Sachin Tendulkar, Indian Cricket Team's new head coach in Gautam Gambhir also wished his congratulations to Manu Bhaker. 

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The 22-year-old Bhaker fought hard to get the bronze with a score of 221.7 in Paris. Manu Bhaker has finally gotten over her Tokyo 2020 heartbreak and has etched her name forever in Indian sporting history.