Manu Bhaker Receives Grand Reception As She Returns Dwelling With 2 Bronze Medals In Paris Olympics. Watch

Star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker arrived house on Wednesday after her historic feat on the ongoing Paris Video games the place she grew to become the primary Indian in submit Independence period to win two medals in a single version of the Olympics. The Air India direct flight (AI 142) which introduced Bhaker from Paris to Delhi landed on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport at round 9:20am, delayed by one hour from the sooner scheduled time. Round 100 folks waited on the airport lengthy earlier than her arrival regardless of the morning drizzle within the metropolis.

Amongst them had been Bhaker’s dad and mom — Ram Kishan and Sumedha — and sports activities lovers and officers from neighbouring states, together with from Uttarakhand, the house state of Bhaker’s private coach Jaspal Rana, who additionally got here again alongside together with her.

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Rana’s father was additionally amongst these current on the airport.

Individuals gathered on the airport lengthy earlier than her arrival they usually celebrated Bhaker’s feat with tune and dance, beating of drums, holding banners with images of Bhaker and Rana.

Bhaker will return to Paris on Saturday and would be the feminine flag bearer of the Indian contingent on the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Bhaker gained a bronze every within the girls’s 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol combined crew occasion — the place she had paired with Sarabjot Singh — to script Olympic historical past for the nation.

Earlier than her, British-Indian athlete Norman Pritchard had gained two silver medals in 200m dash and 200m hurdles on the 1900 Olympics however that achievement had come within the pre-Independence period.

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