The sensational Manu Bhaker’s dream of a grand treble went up in smoke after she lost the tie-shoot for the bronze medal to Hungarian Veronika Major by the narrowest of margins in the women’s 25m sports pistol event at the Olympic Games here on Saturday.

In a high-quality final, Bhaker gave it her all and was placed No. 1 among eight shooters for a brief period, but she could not maintain her consistency and eventually finished fourth.