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Bhaker remained in contention for an unprecedented third medal after advancing to the women’s 25m pistol final on Friday by finishing second in the qualifying round with a score of 590. read more
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India's Manu Bhaker qualified for the women's 25m pistol final by finishing second in the qualifying round with a final score of 590. AP
Manu Bhaker continued to keep the Indian flag flying high in the Paris Olympics shooting competition by advancing to the final of the women’s 25m pistol event in Chateauroux on Friday.
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Bhaker has already created history by winning two bronze medals in the Paris Games, in the women’s individual and mixed team categories of the 10m air pistol event. In the process, she became the first Indian post-Independence to win two medals in the same edition of the Olympics, and only the second overall after Norman Pritchard in Paris 1900.
On Friday, Bhaker remained in contention for an unprecedented third medal after advancing to the final by finishing second in the qualifying round with a score of 590. She finished behind Hungay’s Veronika Major, who equalled the Olympic qualifying record with a score of 592.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the women’s 25m pistol final and the records that Bhaker could possibly break on Saturday:
When will the women’s 25m pistol final take place?
The women’s 25m pistol final in the Paris Olympics will take place on Saturday, 3 August starting at 1 pm.
Where can I watch the women’s 25m pistol final LIVE?
You can watch the final live on Sports18 1 and Sports18 1 HD as well as Sports18 2 on television. You can also watch the live stream on JioCinema, both on the website as well as on the app.
What records could Bhaker break in the 25m pistol final?
Bhaker has already achieved a number of milestones in the Paris Games, from becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal to helping India win their first ever team shooting medal in the Olympics.
Should she finish on the podium on Saturday, Bhaker will become the first Indian to win three Olympic medals. Not just in shooting, but across all sports.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar and shuttler PV Sindhu are the athletes besides Bhaker who have won two individual medals at the Olympics — both winning a silver and a bronze each.
Read | Manu Bhaker: List of records held by history-making shooter
Bhaker, however, will be in a league of her own if she ends up winning three Olympic medals, which will be even more incredible given she’ll have won them in the same edition of the Olympics.
And if she does end up on top of the podium, she’ll be joining an elite list of Indian athletes with individual gold medals.
That list currently comprises fellow shooter Abhinav Bindra and javelin star Neeraj Chopra, who won gold in Beijing 2008 and Tokyo 2020 respectively.
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