By winning bronze medals in the individual and mixed doubles shooting events at the Paris Olympics, Manu Pakar has become the only Indian to win two medals at the same Olympic Games. Who is Manu Bhakar who has become a household name all over the world? You can see about it in this news package.
You can tell from Haryana’s dominance in sports at the Indian level… Haryana sportspersons who have the ability to go beyond playing with abandon and achieve something with a lot of effort are not only talented, but also have a bit of strength.
Manu Packer, who came from the state of Haryana, was interested in many sports like skating, tennis and boxing during his school days, realized his interest in shooting only during the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Currently, he is competing for India in the 10m air rifle shooting event at the Paris Olympics.
In the last 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Manu Packer withdrew from the tournament after his gun broke down in the qualification round.
Because of this, he was heartbroken, do you know what he did? He has started reciting the Bhagavad Gita blessed by Lord Krishna. Deeply realizing that “do what you feel like doing, don’t think about others”, he has trained hard for this year’s Olympic series.
Now, as a result of that, Manu Bhakar has won 2 bronze medals and is the owner of the pride of 141 crore people.
Despite narrowly missing out on a silver medal in the singles and mixed doubles 10m air rifle events, he became the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympic event. Do you know what Manu said after the victory?
I always feel that there is a power above me. Manu says that he believes, that he has a passion for spirituality, and because he has a power beyond us, everything that he thinks has been proven.
In the last two Olympic series, women wrestler Shakshi Malik in 2016 and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in 2020 have won the first medal for India.
Similarly, for the third time in a row, Manu Pakar has represented the unity of the trio by winning the first medal for India in the 2024 Paris series.
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