On Saturday, Manu Barker came fourth in the 25m pistol final at Châteiro shooting center and was almost to become the first Indian to win three medals in a single event. Olympic Games.
With two medals, Manu finished a brilliant campaign at the ongoing Olympics.
Manu Seems like she has overcome her fears that haunt her following Tokyo’s failures while her arch rivals feels the pinch whereas Veronika Major However The Hungarian side could only manage fourth place.
This was an opportunity for Manu to win another medal in this eight-woman final by tallying 28 points; however, she failed to do so thereby missing out on an occasion of becoming the first Indian with three medals from one Olympics.
No athlete from India had won more than one medal at any single Olympic Games before him or her.
Yang Jiin of South Korea won gold and silver went to France’s Camille Jedrzejewski. On the other hand, Veronica Major A former holder of world records claimed bronze.
On Friday, once again Manu rewrote Indian shooting records by reaching the finals of women’s 25m pistol event and completing second in qualification round. Having made it a third time running into the finals he scored 590 overall including a precision of 294 as well as rapid fire which were worth two fives times each (596*4=24) respectively.
Hungary’s Veronika Major ended up on top with 592 points setting an equal score with her own Olympic record. Jingjing Zhang 2016.
Manu took third place in precision rounds with a result of 294 (97, 98, 99) then had a perfect hundred followed by scores of ninety-eight and ninety-eight going into today’s finals.
