A resilient Manu Bhaker ended India’s 12-year wait for a shooting medal in the Olympics by becoming the first markswoman from the country to finish on the podium with a bronze in the 10m air pistol event of the Paris Games on Sunday. The last time India won medals at the Olympics was in 2012 London edition when rapid-fire pistol shooter Vijay Kumar and 10m air rifle marksman Gagan Narang clinched bronze. Indian shooting endured two Olympics without a medal before the 22-year-old Manu fought hard to get the bronze with a score of 221.7.

Rajnath Singh, defence minister and Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulated Manu Bhaker on winning the Olympic bronze medal.

Bhaker’s bronze medal ends a 12-year wait for a shooting medal for India since Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar’s successes at the 2012 London Olympics