Manu Bhaker: News

04 Sep 2024

Amitabh Bachchan

'KBC': Manu Bhaker, Aman Sehrawat to grace special episode

The 16th season of the popular Indian quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, is set to feature two of India's Olympic champions.

02 Sep 2024

Olympics

Manu Bhaker sets sights on 2028 LA Olympics, targets gold

Manu Bhaker, the first Indian woman to win two medals at an Olympics edition, has set her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

30 Aug 2024

Avani Lekhara

Manu Bhaker hails Avani Lekhara's gold medal win at Paralympics

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has praised Avani Lekhara for winning gold in the 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the Paris Paralympics.

25 Aug 2024

Suryakumar Yadav

Why is everyone talking about Manu Bhaker, SKY's viral photo?

Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav and ace shooter Manu Bhaker recently shared a moment that has piqued the interest of their fans.

25 Aug 2024

Olympics

Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker names her favorite Indian cricketers

India's Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker has named her favorite sports personalities in a recent interview with Cosmopolitan magazine.

24 Aug 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

Sarabjot Singh reveals limited training with Manu before Paris Olympics

Sarabjot Singh, the co-recipient of India's first Olympic medal in a mixed shooting event, has revealed that he and his partner Manu Bhaker had minimal joint training prior to the competition.

23 Aug 2024

Neeraj Chopra

Manu Bhaker exits event after question on viral video

Double Olympic medalist, Manu Bhaker, abruptly left an event in Chennai on Wednesday.

22 Aug 2024

Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra's brand value to surpass ₹330 crore: Details here

The triumphant performance Team India athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics has significantly boosted their brand value.

17 Aug 2024

New Delhi

Manu Bhaker to pursue hobbies during three-month break from shooting

Manu Bhaker, India's double medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has decided to take a three-month break from competitive shooting.

15 Aug 2024

Narendra Modi

PM Modi meets Paris Olympics Indian contingent on Independence Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Indian Olympic contingent on India's 78th Independence Day, following the recently-concluded 2024 Paris Olympics.

14 Aug 2024

New Delhi

Manu Bhaker features on cover of 'The Word Magazine'

22-year-old shooter Manu Bhaker has featured on the cover of The Word Magazine.

14 Aug 2024

Olympics

Manu Bhaker to take 3-month break, may skip World Cup

Manu Bhaker, India's double medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is set to take a three-month break from competitive shooting.

13 Aug 2024

Neeraj Chopra

Rishabh Pant congratulates Indian Olympians after Paris 2024 campaign

Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has publicly honored the Indian athletes for their exceptional performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

13 Aug 2024

Olympics

Is Manu Bhaker marrying Neeraj? Shooter's father says 'still very...'

Following the highly competitive 2024 Paris Olympics, social media has been buzzing with rumors of a possible marriage between Indian athletes Manu Bhaker and Neeraj Chopra.

12 Aug 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

2024 Paris Olympics: Prize money of Indian medal winners

India's 2024 Paris Olympics campaign finally came to an end with wrestler Reetika Hooda's elimination on August 11.

11 Aug 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

2024 Paris Olympics: Key takeaways of Team India's campaign 

India's 2024 Paris Olympics campaign came to an end after wrestler Reetika Hooda got eliminated from the 76 kg wrestling freestyle event.

11 Aug 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

2024 Paris Olympics: India registers six medals; no gold 

India's 2024 Paris Olympics campaign came to an end after wrestler Reetika Hooda got eliminated from the 76 kg wrestling freestyle event.

03 Aug 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker finishes fourth in 25m pistol event

India's ace shooter Manu Bhaker missed out on a medal in the women's 25m pistol main event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

02 Aug 2024

Olympics

2024 Paris Olympics: Shooter Manu Bhaker gains women's 25m qualification

India's ace shooter Manu Bhaker has qualified for the women's 25m pistol main event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

30 Jul 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

India's Manu Bhaker clinches her second Olympic medal, scripts records 

India secured its second medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics after shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh prevailed in the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal match.

30 Jul 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

Olympics: Shooters Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh bag India's second medal

The Indian shooting contingent continues to shine at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics.

29 Jul 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics: Shooters Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh reach bronze medal match

Indian duo of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh have qualified for the bronze medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

29 Jul 2024

Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar's X account hacked! He denies posting Olypmics tweet 

Veteran Bollywood lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar fell victim to a cyberattack on Sunday when his X/Twitter account was compromised.

28 Jul 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

Manu Bhaker's tweets reminding BJP leader about ₹2cr reward resurface 

Olympian Manu Bhaker's old dispute with then Haryana sports minister Anil Vij has resurfaced following her historic bronze medal win in the 10m air pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

28 Jul 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

Manu Bhaker becomes India's first-ever female shooter with Olympic medal 

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has secured India's first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

26 Jul 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

2024 Paris Olympics, shooting: Key details about Indian contingent

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics went underway on July 26 in Paris, the capital of France.

26 Jul 2024

2024 Paris Olympics

2024 Paris Olympics: India's complete schedule on July 27

India will be fielding 117 competitors across 16 sports categories at the 2024 Paris Olympics, starting July 26.

27 Sep 2023

Asian Games

Asian Games: Shooter Esha Singh bags women's 25m pistol silver

Indian shooters continued their dominance on Day 4 at the 2023 Asian Games as Esha Singh clinched the silver medal in the women's 25m pistol event.

27 Sep 2023

Asian Games

Asian Games, shooting: India clinch women's 25m pistol team gold

India bagged their fourth gold medal of the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou in the women's 25m pistol team event where Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan combined to finish on top.

Twelve Indian shooters enter ISSF Junior World Championship finals

Twelve Indian shooters qualified for the final round in their respective events on the opening day of the ISSF Junior World Championship in Peru.

30 Jul 2021

Olympics

Manu, Rahi crash out of women's 25m pistol qualifications

Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat crashed out of the 25m pistol qualifications (rapid-fire stage) as both finished outside the top-8 at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

29 Jul 2021

Olympics

Manu, Rahi placed 5th, 25th respectively in 25m pistol qualifications

Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat were placed 5th and 25th respectively in the women's 25m pistol qualification (precision) at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

27 Jul 2021

Saurabh Chaudhary

Indians misfire in air pistol events, fail to make finals

The Indian pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team events at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

25 Jul 2021

Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Technical snag costs Manu Bhaker final spot

Shooting ace Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on qualifying for the finals of the women's 10m air pistol event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday.

22 Jul 2021

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Manu and I have a plan in place: Ronak Pandit

In less than three months of training at the range, Coach Ronak Pandit and Manu Bhaker have "put in place a plan," giving impetus to the pistol prodigy's hopes of a podium finish in the Olympics.

28 Jun 2021

Saurabh Chaudhary

Rahi Sarnobat clinches gold at ISSF World Cup

Olympic-bound Rahi Sarnobat displayed sensational form to clinch the women's 25m pistol gold medal at the ISSF shooting World Cup in Osijek in Croatia on Monday but teen sensation Manu Bhaker ended seventh in the same event.

17 May 2021

Croatia

Bhaker to write BA exams while shooting in European Championship

Inside her hotel room in the Croatian capital Zagreb, India's Olympic medal hope Manu Bhaker is juggling shooting-related activities and studies.

21 Mar 2021

Saurabh Chaudhary

ISSF WC: India secure twin gold medals in team events

Team India claimed gold medals in the men's and women's 10m air pistol team events on the third of ISSF World Cup.

08 May 2020

PTI

Manu Bhaker confident of hitting peak form at Tokyo Olympics

India's shooting star Manu Bhaker is confident of maintaining her game and hitting peak form in next year's Tokyo Olympics.

22 Mar 2020

Olympics

Current situation doesn't affect my Olympics preparation, says Bhaker

The world has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. More than 13,000 people have lost their lives.

13 Feb 2020

Padma Shri

#NewsBytesExclusive: Manu Bhaker hopeful of medal in Tokyo Olympics

Indian shooting sensation Manu Bhaker made headlines at the 2019 IISF World Cup when she clinched India's first gold medal in Women's 10m Air Pistol.

04 Sep 2019

India

ISSF World Cup: India finish with 16 gold medals

India continued its dominance in the field of shooting as they pulled off a rout, claiming 16 gold medals in the ISSF World Cup.

29 May 2019

India

Shooting World Cup: Manu Bhaker clinches Olympic quota

India's teenage shooting sensation Manu Bhaker has sealed her spot for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in the women's 10m air pistol event.

Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharwal strikes gold at World Championships

Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharwal picked up his maiden gold medal at the ISSF World Championships, claiming the top honors in the 50m pistol event in Changwon, South Korea on Tuesday.

Gold medalist at this year's CWG, Bhanwala disappoints at Asiad

A gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, 15-year-old Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala produced a below-par performance to finish without a medal in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Air Pistol event at the Asian Games.

#AsianGames: Shooter Heena Sidhu claims bronze; heartbreak for 16-year-old Manu

Indian shooter Heena Sidhu settled for a bronze medal in a topsy-turvy women's 10m air-rifle final of the Asian Games in Indonesia today.

#MeetTheMedalists: All you need to know about Rahi Sarnobat

India's 27-year-old women's shooter Rahi Sarnobat clinched the gold medal in 25m air pistol event at the Asian Games 2018, being held in Indonesia.

22 Aug 2018

Asian Games

#AsianGames: Rahi Sarnobat becomes first Indian woman to shoot gold

Rahi Sarnobat today became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal as she triumphed after prevailing in a double shoot-off in 25m pistol event.

19 Aug 2018

India

Asian Games: India open their account with a bronze medal

India opened their account at the ongoing Asian Games 2018, being held in Indonesia.

Shooting teenage star Manu Bhaker creates world record yet again

2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Manu Bhaker reigned supreme at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.

17 Apr 2018

India

Statistical analysis of India's performance at Commonwealth Games

India's performance at the 21st Commonwealth Games goes down as the nation's third best ever in the event.

CWG: At 15, Anish Bhanwala bags gold, creates history

Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala, aged 15, on Friday, created history by becoming the country's youngest ever gold medal winner in the ongoing Commonwealth Games held in Belmont, Australia.

08 Apr 2018

India

21st Commonwealth Games: Manu Bhaker smashes records, wins gold

16-year-old teenage sensation Manu Bhaker made her Commonwealth Games debut memorable, by clinching the gold medal.

03 Apr 2018

Mary Kom

All you need to know about 2018 Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games will kick off on April 4.

24 Mar 2018

Thailand

Manu Bhaker wins 10m Air-Pistol gold at Junior World Cup

Indian shooting sensation Manu Bhaker continued her terrific run of form, claiming the gold medal after prevailing over Thailand's Kanyakorn Hirunphoem in a thrilling final of the women's 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney on Saturday.

11 Mar 2018

India

Indian shooters hit the bullseye at ISSF World Cup

Indian shooters are making our country proud at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara in Mexico.

06 Mar 2018

India

Who is this new shooting sensation Manu Bhaker?

Manu Bhaker, a 16-year-old prodigy is India's new shooting hero.

05 Mar 2018

India

16-year-old Manu Bhaker clinches gold at the Shooting World Cup

Manu Bhaker won gold for India in her first World Cup appearance at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup.