Paris Olympics 2024: Manu Bhaker has created history in the Paris Olympics. She has become the first Indian woman to win more than one medal in the same Olympic Games. She won the bronze medal with Sarabjot Singh by defeating South Korea 16-10 in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. She had earlier won the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol individual event. With this, she has become the first athlete of independent India to win two medals in the same Olympics. But do you know that during the 1900 Games, India won two silver medals in athletics. So let’s know about that athlete.
Became the first athlete of independent India
Manu has won two bronze medals in the Paris Olympics. With this, she has become the first athlete of independent India to win two medals in the same Olympics. Before her, Norman Pritchard had won two silver medals in the 1900 Games. At that time India was under British rule.
Foreign athlete who won two medals for India
India won a medal for the first time in the Olympics held in 1900. In the 1900 Olympics, India participated in the great sports event for the first time. India won two medals in its very first Olympics. Both these medals were won by Norman Pritchard. It is worth noting that Norman Pritchard was a British Indian. He was born on 23 June 1877 in Kolkata. He won silver medals in 200 meter race and 200 meter hurdles.
He participated in 60m, 100m, 200m (sprint), 110m and 200m hurdle races in Paris Olympics 1900. He was not only the first Indian but also the first Asian to win two medals in Olympics. His home club was Presidency Athletic Club Bengal. That is why IOC awarded those medals to India. He has also worked in Hollywood movies. He has worked in hit films like ‘Beau Geste’ and ‘Mad Hour’.
