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Indian Shooting
India's most decorated Olympic sport; Abhinav Bindra, Manu Bhaker and the shooting revolution
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 2008 Indian Sports
Key Facts
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Abhinav Bindra: first individual Olympic gold (10m air rifle, Beijing 2008) โ first Indian to achieve this
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Manu Bhaker: 2 Olympic bronze medals at Paris 2024 (10m air pistol + mixed team) โ historic double
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India has 6 shooting medals at Olympics total; National Shooting Academy (Karni Singh Shooting Range, Delhi) flagship centre
๐ Did you know? Manu Bhaker became the first Indian to win 2 medals at a single Olympics (Paris 2024) since 1900
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Category
Indian Sports
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year / Era
2008
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India's most decorated Olympic sport