Manu Bhaker

Manu Bhaker
Personal information
Born 18 Feb 2002 (2002-02-18) (age 16)
Goria village, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India
Occupation Sportsperson (Shooter)
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's shooting
ISSF World Cup
2018 Guadalajara10 m air pistol
2018 Guadalajara10 m air pistol mixed team
Commonwealth games
2018 Goldcoast10 m air pistol
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires10 m air pistol

Manu Bhaker is an Indian sport shooter. She represented India at the 2018 ISSF World Cup and won two gold medals. She is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup.[1] She won the gold medal in women's 10 m air pistol event at 2018 Commonwealth Games just at the age of 16 in her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance.[2][3]

Early life

Bhaker was born in Goria village near Jhajjar in the Jhajjar district of Haryana. Her father, Ram Kishan Bhaker, works as a chief engineer in the Merchant Navy.[4] Until the age of 14 Bhaker excelled in other sports like Huyen langlon, a Manipuri martial art, as well as boxing, tennis and skating, winning medals at the national games in these events.[4]

Career

With an investment of ₹150000 by her father,[4] Bhaker decided to take up competitive shooting. She first tasted success at the international level when she won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. In the 2017 National games held at Kerala, Bhaker won nine gold medals[5] and defeated multiple World Cup medalist Heena Sidhu and broke Sidhu's record of 240.8 points, scoring 242.3 points in the final.[4]

In the 2018 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup held at Guadalajara, Mexico. Bhaker won the gold medal in the Women's 10 meter air pistol, defeating Mexico's Alejandra Zavala, a two-time champion. Bhaker scored 237.5 the final match against Zavalaa, who scored 237.1.[6] By winning the gold medal at age 16, Bhaker became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the World Cup.[1][7]

Bhaker won her second gold medal at the World Cup in the 10 meter Air Pistol mixed team event. She was paired with fellow countrymen Om Prakash Mitharval. The pair shot a score of 476.1 points, defeating Sandra Reitz and Christian Reitz who scored 475.2.[8][9][10][11]

Bhaker scored 388/400 points at 2018 Commonwealth Games in women's 10m air pistol qualifying round and qualified for the finals. In the final round of the women's 10m air pistol event during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, she secured the gold medal with setting a new Commonwealth Games record of 240.9 points.[12][13][14]

In 2018 Asian Games, she scored a game's record score of 593 in the qualification round of 25m Air pistol event. But she failed to win a medal there, as she finished 6th in the final. Eventually, her compatriot Rahi Sarnobat clinched the Gold in this event.

References

  1. 1 2 "Haryana shooter creates history, is youngest Indian to win World Cup gold ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ↑ CNN, Chris Scott,. "16-year-old breaks Commonwealth Games record to win shooting gold for India". CNN. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Bindra: Manu's talented but it will get tougher for her". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Manu Bhaker, jack of all trades but master of one, wins 10m pistol gold at World Cup". The Indian Express. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Manu Bhaker picks up ninth gold at National Shooting Championship". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  6. ↑ "Manu Bhaker, 16-year-old from Haryana, wins 2nd gold at ISSF shooting World Cup". Hindustan Times. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  7. ↑ "Who is Manu Bhaker? Meet 16-year-old Indian shooter who created history by winning second gold in World Cup". The Financial Express. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  8. ↑ "India's gold rush continues as Manu Bhaker, Om Prakash Mitharval finish first in 10m Air Pistol mixed team final". The Indian Express. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  9. ↑ "ISSF World Cup: 16-year-old Manu Bhaker wins gold in women's pistol event". 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Manu Bhaker shoots gold in Women's 10m Air Pistol – Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  11. ↑ "Manu Bhaker wins second gold at Shooting World Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  12. ↑ "CWG 2018: On debut, teenaged Manu Bhaker shoots gold, Heena Sindhu silver". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  13. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Superwomen Manu Bhaker, Punam Yadav, Manika Batra lead charge as India end Day 4 on a high". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  14. ↑ NDTVSports.com. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Manu Bhaker, 16, Shatters Games Record To Clinch Gold, Heena Sidhu Bags Silver – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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