When and where to watch Manu Bhaker's women's 25m pistol final at Paris Olympics 2024?
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Manu Bhaker has proved yet again of what she is capable of at Paris Olympics 2024. This time the Indian shooter qualified for the finals of women’s 25m pistol event. Bhaker finished second in the qualification round with a score of 590 with 24 inner ring shots.
She had scored 294 in the precision stage and 296 in rapid. Hungary’s Veronika Major finished on top of the qualification round with a score of 592 which equalled Zhang Jingjing’s Olympic qualification record set in 2016 at Rio Olympics.
Bhaker has become the first Indian to qualify for three finals in a single edition of the Olympics. She will look to be the first Indian to win three medals at a single Olympic Games edition. Bhaker had earlier won the bronze in 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team with Sarabjot Singh.
Meanwhile, Olympic debutant Esha Singh finished 18th with a score of 581 with 17 inner ring shots. The 19-year-old Indian scored 291 in precision stage and 290 in rapid. She had scored 100 in the third series of the precision stage. Singh could not qualify as only the top shooters proceed into the finals.
Manu Bhaker had a slow start and scored 97 in the first series of the precision stage. She gradually improved her scores and scored 99 in the third series of the precision stage. She had scored a perfect in the first nine shots but scored nine in the final shot.
Manu Bhaker continued her impeccable form in the rapid series as she started with a score of 100. In the second series in rapid, Bhaker was firing 10 in all the shots with the exception of an 8 in the third shot. The 22-year-old will seek her third Olympic medal in the finals of women’s 25m pistol.
Bhaker has been given G firing point while Veronika Major will be in A firing point. Haniyeh Rostamiyan who finished third in the qualification round will be firing from B point.
Manu Bhaker has already etched her name in Indian Olympic history. She will be competing in her third and final event of summer games. Bhaker will aim to end her Paris Olympics 2024 campaign with a medal around her neck.
When will the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s 25m Pistol final start?
The women’s 25m Pistol final at the Paris Olympics 2024 will be held on Saturday, August 3, with the event starting at 1:00 p.m. IST (9:30 a.m. local time)
Where will the 25m Pistol final be held during Paris Olympics 2024?
The 25m Pistol women’s qualification precision event of Paris Olympics 2024 will be held at the Chateauroux final range shooting centre.
Where and how to watch Manu Bhaker in 25m Pistol women’s final at Paris Olympics 2024?
Fans in India can watch live telecast of Manu Bhaker in the women’s 25m Pistol final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on the Sports 18 network on TV. The event will also be live streamed on Jio Cinema and can be watched for free by all users.
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