The Paris Olympics is underway with a bang where athletes from multiple nations are participating to win a medal for their country.
The Indian athletes in terms of individual performances did not have a great time in the last century with the medals not coming and the expectations too dropping.
Things changed for the good in the 21st century Rajya Vardhan Rathore earned the first glory for India at Athens in 2004, he finished with a silver medal in the summer Olympics along with other four Indians also got the podium finish.
Indian Shooters in Total have won 5 Medals in the Olympics with Manu Bhaker becoming the recent and the first woman in the process to bag a medal for India in the shooting.
Players Name | Category | Medal | Venue and year |
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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Men’s double trap | Silver | Athens 2004 |
Abhinav Bindra | Men’s 10m air rifle | Gold | Beijing 2008 |
Gagan Narang | Men’s 10m air rifle | Bronze | London 2012 |
Vijay Kumar | Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol | Silver | London 2012 |
Manu Bhaker | Women's 10m air pistol | Bronze | Paris 2024 |