India’s medal winners at Paris Olympics
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by finishing third in the 10m air pistol event.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team shooting event.
Manu Bhaker scripted history to become the first Indian athlete in the post-Independence era to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games.
Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale clinched the first ever Olympic bronze in 50m rifle 3 positions event.
The Indian hockey team claimed a second successive Olympic bronze medal for the first time in over half a century. India defeated Spain 2-1 in the third-place match.
Defending champion Neeraj Chopra won a silver in men’s javelin throw. He became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals.
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat became India’s youngest ever Olympic medallist by clinching the 57kg free-style category bronze less than a month after his 21st birthday.