“Your hard work has paid off”: Rahul Gandhi congratulates Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh for Olympics bronze

New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning the Bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Paris Olympics and said their hard work and dedication have paid off.

India’s shooting ace Manu Bhaker scripted history on Tuesday as she became the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics.

Bhaker and her shooting partner Sarabjot Singh secured bronze in the 10 M Air Pistol Mixed team event. Earlier, Bhaker had won bronze in the women’s individual 10M Air pistol event.

“Congratulations to Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning the bronze medal in pistol shooting at the Paris Olympics 2024. Your hard work and dedication have paid off, bringing immense joy and pride to the entire country. A special mention to Manu Bhaker for securing her second consecutive medal at the Olympics. Best wishes to both of you for your future endeavors,” Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, posted on Facebook.

Manu-Sarabjot beat South Korea’s Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin 16-10 in the Bronze Medal play-off match. India has now won two medals in Paris Olympics. Both Bhaker and Sarabjot shot consistently with regular 10s in the series against the Koreans.

The NRAI celebrated the success. “India wins bronze in the mixed team 10m air pistol as @realmanubhaker and @Sarabjotsingh30 beat Korea’s Oh Ye Jin & Lee Won Ho 16-10 in the bronze match. Second medal for Manu at the Games. History!”

Earlier on Monday, Manu-Sarabjot secured 580-20x points in total to finish third.