| 1. Manu Bhaker was born in a village in the Jhajjar district of Haryana to a Merchant Navy Chief Engineer. |
| 2. She has had a strong interest in sports since childhood. |
| 3. Before pursuing Pistol Shooting, she was into Cricket and had trained at Virender Sehwag's coaching school in Jhajjar. |
| 4. Apart from Boxing and Kick-Boxing, she was also inspired by Mary Kom's Olympic bronze. |
| 5. After injuring her eye playing volleyball as a warm-up for boxing, Manu Bhaker switched to Thang-Ta. |
| 6. Following a tournament incident in Delhi, she stopped practicing Thang-Ta. |
| 7. She briefly tried Judo at an academy near Dadri but soon lost interest. |
| 8. During a casual visit to her school's shooting range, she impressed by shooting 7.5 with a pistol. |
| 9. Since then, Manu Bhaker has been recognized as a rising star in Indian shooting. |
| 10. With an initial investment by her father, she won her first international silver medal in the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. |
| 11. At the 2017 National games in Kerala, she won nine gold medals and broke records. |
| 12. In 2018, she won the gold medal in the Women's 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup in Mexico. |
| 13. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she set a new record in the Women's 10m air pistol event. |
| 14. Known for her adventurous spirit, she once jumped off a bungee platform without waiting for instructions. |
| 15. Despite her success, Manu dislikes discussing her podium chances. |
| 16. Her father expresses uncertainty about her long-term commitment to shooting. |
| 17. In the 2023 Asian Games, she won gold in the women's team 25m air pistol event and placed 5th in the individual competition. |
| 18. At the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, she became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at age 16. |
| 19. She won a bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal. |
| 20. She also won a bronze medal in the mixed 10m air pistol team event with Sarabjot Singh at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win two medals at a single Olympics. |
| 21. She received the Arjuna Award in 2025 for her contributions to shooting. |
