India's Olympic shooting star Manu Bhaker's maternal grandmother and maternal uncle died in a road accident on Sunday. The incident happed on on Mahendragarh Bypass Road in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana following a collision between a scooter and a Brezza car.
According to police officials, Bhaker's relatives were travelling on a two-wheeler, which collided with a car. The driver of the car is yet to be found.
ASI Suresh Kumar informed, "We got the information about the accident about a collision of a car and a scooty. Both the persons on the scooty died. We could not find the driver of the car at the spot."
Just a few days back, Bhaker, a double Olympic medallist, was awarded the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the President of India, Draupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
During the Paris Games in the summer of 2024, the 22-year-old became independent India's first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics.
Bhaker had opened India's medal tally in the Olympics after she bagged the third place in women's individual 10m air pistol event, becoming the first-ever woman shooter to win an Olympic medal for India. Few days later, Sarabjot Singh and Bhaker won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol (mixed team) event, which was India's first-ever shooting team medal.
{{/usCountry}}Bhaker had opened India's medal tally in the Olympics after she bagged the third place in women's individual 10m air pistol event, becoming the first-ever woman shooter to win an Olympic medal for India. Few days later, Sarabjot Singh and Bhaker won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol (mixed team) event, which was India's first-ever shooting team medal.
{{/usCountry}}The Olympics in Paris was Bhaker's second appearance at the Games; she had failed to secure a podium finish in Tokyo in 2021. Following the disappointment in Tokyo, however, Bhaker made a splendid comeback with a team gold at the Asian games, and later reunited with coach Jaspal Rana in a bid to improve on her Olympics outing.