Manu Bhaker Wins Bronze at Paris Olympics

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Manu Bhaker has won a bronze medal in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol final at the Paris Olympics.

An Overview of the News

• Bhaker is the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympicmedal. Bhaker scored 221.7 in the final event.

• This bronze medal isIndia’s first medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics.

• She showcased exceptional skill and composure against Korean shooters Kim Yeji and Oh Yeh Jin.

In tennis:

• Indian table tennis player Sreeja Akula advanced to the next round.

• She achieved a resounding victory over Sweden’s Christina Kallberg in the Round of 64 in the women’s singles event on 28 July.

Summer Olympics 2024

• The 2024 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.

• Branded as Paris 2024, the event is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 11 August 2024.

• The opening ceremony occurred on 26 July 2024.

• Paris is the main host city.

• Events will be held in 16 additional cities across Metropolitan France.

• There will also be one competition venue in Tahiti, French Polynesia.