Indian shooting sensation and double Olympic bronze medalist Manu Bhaker reacted to the viral video of her mother, Sumedha Bhaker having a deep conversation with javelin throw silver medalist Neeraj Chopra at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Manu Bhaker's mother was spotted having a chat with Neeraj Chopra after the latter's felicitation ceremony at India House on the premises of the Games Village. Sumedha was seen putting Neeraj's hand on her head as the netizens speculated that Manu's parents are looking for a marriage proposal between the two athletes.
Reacting to viral video, Manu Bhaker said that she didn't know what kind of conversation took place between her mother and Neeraj Chopra, adding that she has been knowing javelin throw 2018 while participating in various tournament.
"Baat toh mujhe jyada nahi pata kyun ki mein us samay par vaha nahi tha. Par, 2018 see milte aaye hai kisi events hai aur phir competitions mein toh vaise jyada baat cheet nahi hoti hai. Par events jab milte hai toh baat hoti hai thodi baat hoti hai. Toh vahi hai thoda bohat ho jaata hai kabhi kabhi. Aise kuch nahi Joh sunne nein aa raha." Bhaker told News18 India.
(I don't know much about it because I wasn't there at that time. But, I've been meeting him since 2018 at some events and then in competitions, so we don't really talk much. But when we meet at events, we do have a little conversation. So, that's it, just a little bit happens sometimes. It's not like what people are hearing.)
Manu Bhaker and Neeraj Chopra had successful campaigns at the Paris Olympics. Bhaker clinched two bronze medals in the women's 10m air pistol and mixed team 10m air pistol event. With this, she scripted history by becoming the first Indian female shooter to win an Olympic medal and also, the first Indian athlete to win two medals in the single editions of the Summer Games.
The 22-year-old shooter from Haryana was on the verge of scripting historic feat of hat-trick medals at the Paris Olympics, but she finished fourth in the women's 25m air pistol event.
Neeraj Chopra, on the other hand, became the first ever Indian athlete in athletics to clinch two medals on the trot at the Olympics. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Chopra scripted history by becoming the first ever track and athlete from India to win an Olympic gold medal.
With the two successive Olympic medals, Neeraj Chopra became the fourth athlete from independent India after Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu and Manu Bhaker to win two medals at the Summer Games.
