Ace Indian shooter Manu Bhaker on Saturday secured a place in the final of the women’s 10m Air Pistol event after finishing 3rd with an impressive total score of 580-27x in the qualifying event on Saturday. Bhaker shot 27 inner tens (27x) after starting strong and remained consistent from the beginning in the 45-athlete field. In the first series of 10 shots, she scored 97/100, with seven of those being inner 10s. The 22-year-old Indian shooter repeated her performance in the second series, scoring another 97.At the halfway mark of the six-series event, Manu had accumulated 292/300, positioning herself well for a top-eight finish to qualify for the finals. Bhaker had obtained a Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India after finishing fifth in the women’s 25m pistol event at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championships. Bhaker is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at an ISSF World Cup and also a Commonwealth Games champion in the women’s 10m air pistol event from Gold Coast 2018, where…
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