With ace Indian shooter Manu Bhaker winning two medals at the Paris Olympics 2024, here are the Indian athletes who have won two individual medals in the global showpiece, albeit in different years (Pic: File Pic)
Updated On: 2024-08-01 05:22 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
Sushil Kumar
Wrestler Sushil Kumar is India's first two-time Olympic medallist in an individual event. It was his bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Later, he bettered his own achievement, securing a first-ever wrestling silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics
PV Sindhu
India's star badminton player PV Sindhu won her first silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Later, in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the shuttler won a bronze medal. In the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, PV Sindhu is eyeing a third medal to become the only Indian athlete to win three Olympic medals
Manu Bhaker
Manu Bhaker on Sunday clinched a bronze medal for India in the women's individual 10m air pistol event. The 22-year-old completed her performance with 22 shots, accumulating a score of 221.7
Manu Bhaker
The shooter along with Sarabjot Singh managed to claim the team bronze medal in the 10m air pistol competition on Tuesday. The duo defeated South Korea by 16-10 to secure another medal for the country
Manu Bhaker
With this, Manu Bhaker also became the first Indian in the post-independence era to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. She will now have a chance to win another medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 when she competes in the women's 25m air pistol event whose qualification round will be held on August 2
