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Bhaker won the gold at the [[2022 Asian Games]] in the women's 25m pistol team event.<ref name="ET30July">{{Cite news |date=2024-07-30 |title=Who is Manu Bhaker? Meet India's 1st woman shooter to bag Olympic bronze, who also knows the Gita by heart | url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/who-is-manu-bhaker-meet-indias-1st-woman-shooter-to-bag-olympic-bronze-who-also-knows-the-gita-by-heart/articleshow/112085366.cms | access-date=2024-07-31 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref> She also won the gold at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] in the women's 10-metre air pistol event, where she set a new Commonwealth Games record.<ref name="timesofindia">{{Cite news |last=Dutt |first=Tushar |date=6 March 2018 |title=Haryana shooter creates history, is youngest Indian to win World Cup gold |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/haryana-shooter-creates-history-is-youngest-indian-to-win-world-cup-gold/articleshow/63177915.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021235/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/haryana-shooter-creates-history-is-youngest-indian-to-win-world-cup-gold/articleshow/63177915.cms |archive-date=11 March 2018 |access-date=10 March 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> At the age of 16, Bhaker became the youngest Indian to win a gold at the [[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 March 2018 |title=Who is Manu Bhaker? Meet 16-year-old Indian shooter who created history by winning second gold in World Cup |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/who-is-manu-bhaker-meet-16-year-old-indian-shooter-who-created-history-by-winning-second-gold-in-world-cup/1088762/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035815/http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/who-is-manu-bhaker-meet-16-year-old-indian-shooter-who-created-history-by-winning-second-gold-in-world-cup/1088762/ |archive-date=17 March 2018 |access-date=16 March 2018 |work=The Financial Express |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Chris |date=8 April 2018 |title=16-year-old breaks Commonwealth Games record to win shooting gold for India |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/08/sport/16-year-old-manu-bhaker-wins-shooting-gold/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408223249/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/08/sport/16-year-old-manu-bhaker-wins-shooting-gold/index.html |archive-date=8 April 2018 |access-date=9 April 2018 |work=CNN}}</ref>
Bhaker went through a difficult phase after her pistol malfunction at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]], which left her demoralized.<ref name="HT28July24">{{Cite news |date=2024-07-28 |title=Manu Bhaker reveals how Bhagavad Gita helped her clinch historic Paris Olympics bronze: 'Focus on karma, not on outcome' | url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/manu-bhaker-reveals-how-bhagawad-gita-helped-her-clinch-historic-paris-olympics-bronze-focus-on-karma-not-on-outcome-101722163249055.html | access-date=2024-08-31 |work= Hindustan Times}}</ref> She found support with her family and motivation from the Bhagwad Gita and Guru Granth Sahib's guidance.<ref name="HT28July24">{{Cite news |date=2024-07-28 |title=Manu Bhaker reveals how Bhagavad Gita helped her clinch historic Paris Olympics bronze: 'Focus on karma, not on outcome' | url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/manu-bhaker-reveals-how-bhagawad-gita-helped-her-clinch-historic-paris-olympics-bronze-focus-on-karma-not-on-outcome-101722163249055.html | access-date=2024-08-31 |work= Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref name="FPJ-2024">{{Cite news |date=2024-09-02 |title=From 'Missing Indian Food' In Paris To Reading Gita To Relieve All Tension | url = https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/from-missing-indian-food-in-paris-to-reading-gita-to-relieve-all-tension-manu-bhaker-reveals-the-secrets-behind-her-olympics-success | access-date=2024-09-06 |work=Free Press Journal}}</ref> Her career took an upswing in 2023 after she reunited with her longtime coach, Jaspal Singh Rana, who developed a rigorous training schedule for the 2024 Olympics.<ref name="IE-Rana2"/><ref name="IE-Rana3">{{cite news |title=Paris Olympics: How going back to Jaspal Rana as coach revived Manu Bhaker's career | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/paris-2024-olympics-manu-bhaker-coach-jaspal-rana-9481471/
| date=29 July 2024|access-date=8 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]| quote="He played a huge role in the medal, it’s the sweat and blood of both of us and many more."}}</ref>
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