Kalikesh singh deo

Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo: After Manu Bhaker clinched a historic bronze medal in 10m Air Pistol at Paris 2024, becoming the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal, National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) acting president Kalikesh Singh Deo said the achievement has generated great excitement in the team and Indian shooters will win more medals in the coming days.

With her medal, the 22-year-old Manu became the fifth Indian shooter to bag a medal in the Olympic Games, joining the list of RVS Rathore (2004), Abhinav Bindra (2008), Gagan Narang (2012) and Vijay Kumar (2012).

On Monday, Ramita Jindal will take part in the Final of Women’s 10m Air Rifle at 13:00 IST. She had qualified for the final with a good score and will be hoping to ride the momentum in the final. On the other hand, Arjun Babuta will be playing in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Final at 15:30 IST, hoping to further swell India's tally in the sport.