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Published 14:39 IST, July 30th 2024

'You've Earned It!': India Celebrate Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh's Bronze Medal Win in Paris

The medal win has united the country and individuals from different fields are rendering in their wishes for Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh.

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Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh | Image: Screengrab

Manu Bhaker was composure personified while Sarabjot Singh played an ideal foil as the pair won the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze defeating South Korea to script history at the Olympics here on Tuesday. The Indian pair defeated the Koreans 16-10 to earn the country its second medal at the quadrennial showpiece, and in the process made Bhaker the first Indian post independence to bag two medals in a single edition of the Games. She had earlier bagged the bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the same venue. British-Indian athlete Norman Pritchard had won two silver medals in 200m sprint and 200m hurdles at the 1900 Olympics but that achievement had come in the pre-Independence era.

From The President of India to the Prime Minister: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh Receiving Wishes From Every Corner of Country

The medal win has united the country and individuals from different fields are rendering in their wishes for Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh. Here are a few of the many from affluent individuals.

(With inputs from PTI)

Updated 15:39 IST, July 30th 2024