 "Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker meets cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar; see pictures")
Shooting sensation Manu Bhaker caught up with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday after her heroics in the Paris Olympics that concluded earlier this month.
Tendulkar and Bhaker posed with the two bronze medals that the latter won in Paris Games recently.
“The one and only Sachin Tendulkar sir!” Bhaker wrote in a post on X on Friday, in which she added images of her meeting with the legendary Indian batter.
“Feeling blessed to share this special moment with the cricketing icon! His journey motivated me and many of us to chase our dreams. Thank you sir for unforgettable memories!” added the 22-year-old shooter who had been chosen as a flagbearer for the closing ceremony on 11 August.
The one and only Sachin Tendulkar sir!
— Manu Bhaker🇮🇳 (@realmanubhaker) August 30, 2024
Feeling blessed to share this special moment with the cricketing icon! His journey motivated me and many of us to chase our dreams. Thank you sir for unforgettable memories! 🙌🏏 #FamilyLove #CricketLegend #Inspiration #SachinTendulkar… pic.twitter.com/qtHdkhkbHR
Bhaker had opened India's account in the Olympics on Sunday, 28 July with a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Two days later, she would win mixed team 10m air pistol bronze with Sarabjot Singh to become the first Indian after Independence to win two medals in the same Olympics.
Bhaker nearly won an unprecedented third medal later that week, finishing fourth in the women's 25m air pistol event on 2 August.
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View AllShe would end up winning a third of India’s medals at the Paris Olympics, with the country winning a total of six medals — one silver and five bronze. India could have taken their medal count into double digits had it not been for a flurry of fourth-place finishes.
It would be their joint-second highest medal haul at the Olympics, matching their tally in the 2012 London Games though India had won an additional silver back then.
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