India shooter Manu Bhaker clinched a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday. This achievement made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal. Amid scores of congratulatory messages and wishes for the shooter, Amul India, known for its topical advertisements, quickly acknowledged Manu Bhaker’s accomplishment with a special post. The topical features a cartoon depiction of Manu Bhaker with a message. It shows the Amul girl as Manu Bhaker, proudly holding the bronze medal. The text at the top of the poster read, “Manukaamna poori hui.” The note at the bottom mentioned, “Aim for it”. “Indian shooter wins historic bronze at Paris Olympics,” read the caption.
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Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh also won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event on Tuesday.
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Amul’s topical advertisement celebrating Manu Bhaker’s historic win received much love and appreciation from people on social media.
A user said, “Love this title… Amul India.”
Another wrote, “Congratulations, shooter of India”.
A few have expressed their joy with dropped heart and heart-eye emojis.
Manu Bhaker’s bronze medal was India’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 22-year-old scored 221.7 in the eight-woman final to secure the third spot. Oh Ye-jin from the Republic of Korea won the gold medal with a new Olympic record score of 243.2. Her compatriot Yeji Kim claimed the silver with a score of 241.3, narrowly edging out Bhaker by 0.1 point.
Speaking to NDTV after the historic win, Manu Bhaker said, “ “I am happy that I never gave up during tough times.”
