Introduction
Manu Bhakar is an Indian Sports Shooter, who won 2 bronze medals at the Paris Olympics 2024, and she became the first ever woman from India to win 2 medals at any Olympics. She won the Medal in the Women’s 10-meter air pistol event and 10-meter mixed air pistol event and she is the first-ever woman to win 2 medals in a single Olympics. Manu Bhakar is very sharp in targeting the goal. Manu Bhakar won the Gold Medal in the 2022 Asian Games, In the 2018 Commonwealth Games won the individual Gold Medal in Women’s 10 metre air pistol event.
Manu Bhakar’s Early Life
Manu Bhakar was born on 18 February 2002 in Goria Village of Jhajjar District, Haryana. Manu Bhakar’s father, Ram Kishan Bhakar is a Chief Engineer in the Merchant Navy, and her mother, Sumedha Bhakar holds a master’s degree in Sanskrit and was a Principal in the school of Goria. Manu Bhakar completed schooling at Universal Higher Senior Secondary School, Goria, which her Grandfather Raj Karan Bhakar started. During Schooling, she participated in various games tennis, skating, and martial arts, and won serval medals at the national level in these sports, when she was 14 years old, she decided to focus on a particular game and chose shooting sport and took it seriously.
Manu Bhakar’s Career
Manu Bhakar started her career in shooting sport seriously in 2016, her first coach Anil Jakhar trained her for the Junior World Tournaments. In 2017, Manu had the first success at the international level at the Asian Junior Championships, winning the Silver Medal. Manu Bhakar won 1st gold medal in the 2018 International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup in the Women’s 10-meter air pistol event and won 2nd gold medal in the World Cup’s Mixed 10-metre air pistol event. In the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Manu Bhakar won the Gold Medal. In the 2018 Youth Olympics, Manu won a gold medal and became the first woman from India to win a Gold Medal. Manu Bhakar was mentally very strong and her concentration was very strong, which makes her different from others. Manu Bhakar won multiple medals at multiple championships, tournament,s, and events. In the 2022 Asian Games, Manu Bhakar won Team Gold for India with Esha Singh. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Manu Bhakar won 2 bronze medals in the Women’s 10-metre air pistol event and mixed 10-metre air pistol event with teammate Sarabjot Singh. She became the first Indian after the Independence of India to win 2 medals at a single Olympic.
Manu Bhakar’s Net Worth
Manu Bhakar’s Net Worth in 2024 is Rs.12 Crore in August 2024. Manu Bhakar charges Rs.10 Lakh for endorsement deals and after winning a bronze medal for India at the Olympics 2024, she increased her charges to 1 Crore for endorsement. She receives a salary of more than Rs.1.50 Crore every year through which she is getting ready for the competitions, coaches, and all resources. She has also invested in certain businesses through which she earns Lakhs a month.
