CWG: 16-year-old Manu Bhaker wins gold, Heena takes silver


Gold Coast, Apr 8 (PTI): India's 16-year-old Manu Bhaker comfortably won the gold in women's 10 air pistol while Heena Sidhu staged a remarkable recovery to secure silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games here today.

Bhaker's calm and composure belied her age as she shot 240.9 to break the Commonwealth Games record, finishing well ahead of her senior teammate Sidhu, who aggregated 234.

The bronze medal went to Australia's Elena Galiabovitch who ended with 214.9.

Bhaker was the overwhelming favourite to win the event, having bagged gold medals at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico and the following Junior World Cup in Sydney.

Sidhu too did well to win silver after she was on the verge of elimination at one stage. She had also won a silver at the Delhi Games in 2010.

 

  

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Sun, Apr 08 2018

    My heartiest congratulations to Manu Bhaker for winning a gold and Heena Sidhu, a silver in the 10 air pistol at the CWG, Gold Coast, Australia. We all are proud of your achievement.

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  • Francis Saldanha, Bahrain

    Sun, Apr 08 2018

    Age is no bar to success! Congratulations Manu Bhaker. Proud of you.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Apr 08 2018

    Best News since 2014 ...

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