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Second consecutive World Cup gold for teenage shooter from Jhajjar, Suruchi Inder Singh

Baker will be accompanied by other Paris Olympians like Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu among others

The nominees were shortlisted by an eminent jury of sports journalists and writers

Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh, Harmanpreet Singh, and Praveen Kumar are named the 2025 Khel Ratna Award winners

The voting, which began at 7 am, will conclude at 6 pm, while the counting of votes will be taken up on October 8

Union minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan, voiced his strong support for the concept of “One Nation, One Election,” questioning the opposition’s resistance to the idea.

I was 16 when the Prime Minister told me I would be successful, recalls the Olympic medallist

I am not sure whether she will be at the Shooting World Cup in October because she is taking a three-month break, says her coach Jaspal Rana

Harmanpreet and team members greeted with garlands and celebratory dhol as they made their way out of the arrivals at Indira Gandhi Airport

He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams and make our nation proud, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

IOA official confirms development, says the star shooter has done exceptionally well and deserves the honour

In a high-quality final, Bhaker gave it her all and was placed No.1 among eight shooters for a brief period, but she could not maintain her consistency and eventually finished fourth

For the Indian camp, confident smiles of victory turned to shock as they realized the match they were favored to win had ended in a tie.

Manu Bhaker also etched her name into the annals of Indian sports history, becoming the first Indian woman to win multiple medals at a single Olympic Games.

With her medal, 22-year-old Manu became the fifth Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal, joining RVS Rathore (2004), Abhinav Bindra (2008), Gagan Narang (2012), and Vijay Kumar (2012).

Bhaker and Sarabjot shot 580 to make the medal round where they will take on Korea on Tuesday

Ramita Jindal will aim to follow Manu's lead in the Women's 10m Air Rifle final at 13:00 IST. Having qualified with a strong score, Ramita hopes to maintain her momentum in the final. Ramita Jindal will aim to follow Manu's lead in the Women's 10m Air Rifle final at 13:00 IST. Having qualified with a strong score, Ramita hopes to maintain her momentum in the final.

Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by snaring a bronze in the 10m air pistol on Sunday.

Manu, who had also secured the quota for the 2022 Tokyo Olympics, shot 24 in the final, bowing out in a shoot-off to miss out on another international medal

Telangana shooter Esha Singh shone the brightest at the Asian Games clinching a team gold and an individual silver in the 25m pistol event