India’s shooting queen Manu Bhaker, who brought India two medals from the Paris Olympics 2024, casted her voted in Jhajjar in the Haryana Elections 2024. Manu confirmed that this was the first time she voted and said that it is the responsibility of the youth to vote and elect the most favourable candidate.
A video from the polling station in which the 22-year-old, who became the first Indian to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics, could be seen waiting in a queue outside a polling station. Manu was at the polling station with her parents who also casted their votes.
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#WATCH | Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker casts her vote at a polling station in Jhajjar for the #HaryanaElection2024 pic.twitter.com/jPXiQ2zwJf
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2024
#WATCH | On casting her first vote, Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker says, “Being the youth of this country, it is our responsibility to cast our vote for the most favourable candidate. Small steps lead to big goals… I voted for the first time…” https://t.co/806sYLcpoe pic.twitter.com/vQ5j4m7fFB
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2024
Manu Bhaker Currently Enjoying A Break From Shooting
Manu is currently enjoying a break from shooting after her Paris Olympics achivement. Consequently, she won’t be featuring in the Shooting World Cup in New Delhi in October. However, Manu will return to sporting action in November and will hope to continue from where she left in the French capital.
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Notably, both of Manu’s medals in Paris Olympics 2024 were bronze. While the first of those came in the Women’s 10m air pistol event, the second of them came in the 10m air pistol mixed team along with Sarabjit Singh.
