Manu Bhaker creates history: A look at her net worth, family and more
sports Jul 28 2024
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Manu Bhaker wins Bronze
The 22-year-old from Haryana became the first Indian female shooter to win a medal at the Games after she clinched the third position in the women's 10m air pistol final.
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Started her journey at 14
Manu made call to try her hand at shooting when she was just 14 - just after 2016 Rio Olympics had ended. Having tried multiple sports, she instantly fell in love with shooting.
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Father has been supportive
Her father, who has been a supportive figure throughout Bhaker's journey, bought her a gun without much contemplation, and the rest is history.
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Previous records
At 2017 national shooting championships, she grabbed spotlight as she defeated Olympian and former world No. 1 Heena Sidhu. It was her record score of 242.3.
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In 2017, 2018...
She also won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian junior championships and it was in 2018 that Manu made debut in International Sport Shooting Federation (ISSF) World Cup.
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Gold in 2018
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, Manu Bhaker registered her name in history books, scripting a new Games record to grab the women's 10m Air Pistol gold.
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In 2022 and 2023...
In 2022, Bhaker won silver medal in women's 25m pistol at Cairo World Championship. She followed this by winning a gold medal in the same event at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
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Her net worth
According to reports, Manu Bhaker's net worth is estimated to be around approximately Rs 12 crore.