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'''Manu Bhaker''' is an Indian Olympian who competes at [[airgun]] [[Shooting sports|shooting]]. She represented India at the 2018 [[ISSF World Cup]] and won two gold medals. She is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup.<ref name=timesofindia/> She won the gold medal in women's 10 m air pistol event at [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] just at the age of 16 in her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance. <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/08/sport/16-year-old-manu-bhaker-wins-shooting-gold/index.html|title=16-year-old breaks Commonwealth Games record to win shooting gold for India|first=Chris |last=Scott|date=8 April 2018|work=CNN|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Selvaraj |first1=Jonathan |title=Bindra: Manu's talented but it will get tougher for her |url=https://www.espn.in/commonwealth-games/story/_/id/23074321/manu-bhaker-talented-get-tougher-her |access-date=9 April 2018 |work=ESPN |date=8 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

She is from Goria village in the Haryana district of Jhajjar.

Her father, Ram Kishan Bhaker, works as a chief engineer in the Merchant Navy. Until the age of 14 Bhaker excelled in other sports like [[Huyen langlon]], a [[Manipur]]i martial art, as well as boxing, tennis and skating, winning medals at the national games in these events.<ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/manu-jack-of-all-trades-but-master-of-one-wins-25m-pistol-gold-at-world-cup-5087354/ |title=Manu Bhaker, jack of all trades but master of one, wins 10m pistol gold at World Cup |date=6 March 2018 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=10 March 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

With an investment of [[Indian rupee|₹]]150000 by her father,<ref name=indianexpress/> Bhaker decided to take up competitive shooting. She first tasted success at the international level when she won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. In the 2017 National games held at [[Kerala]], Bhaker won nine gold medals<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/manu-bhaker-picks-up-ninth-gold-at-national-shooting-championship/articleshow/62232988.cms |title=Manu Bhaker picks up ninth gold at National Shooting Championship |last=PTI |date=24 December 2017 |work=The Times of India |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> and defeated multiple World Cup medalist [[Heena Sidhu]] and broke Sidhu's record of 240.8 points, scoring 242.3 points in the final.<ref name=indianexpress/>

Bhaker won her second gold medal at the World Cup in the 10-meter Air Pistol mixed team event. She was paired with fellow countrymen [[Om Prakash Mitharval]]. The pair shot a score of 476.1 points, defeating Sandra Reitz and [[Christian Reitz]] who scored 475.2.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/indias-gold-rush-continues-as-manu-bhaker-om-prakash-mitharval-finish-first-in-10m-air-pistol-mixed-team-final-5087511/ |title=India's gold rush continues as Manu Bhaker, Om Prakash Mitharval finish first in 10m Air Pistol mixed team final |date=6 March 2018 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=10 March 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/issf-world-cup-16-year-old-manu-bhaker-wins-gold-in-women-s-pistol-event-1182045-2018-03-05 |title=ISSF World Cup: 16-year-old Manu Bhaker wins gold in women's pistol event |date=5 March 2018 |access-date=10 March 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/manu-bhaker-shoots-gold-in-womens-10m-air-pistol/articleshow/63164986.cms |title=Manu Bhaker shoots gold in Women's 10m Air Pistol |date=5 March 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/manu-bhaker-wins-second-gold-at-shooting-world-cup/articleshow/63179862.cms |title=Manu Bhaker wins second gold at Shooting World Cup |date=7 March 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref>

At the Youth Olympics 2018,  

Manu Bhaker shot 236.5 to stand at the top of the points table in the women's 10m air pistol event. The Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympics is also the World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold medalist. The 16-year-old Manu became the first shooter from India and the first female athlete from India to grab a gold medal at the Youth Olympics games.

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