Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Manu Bhaker Misses Asian Games Medal After Rare Frame Hit
Manu Bhaker competed for India at the 2026 Asian Games.
She hoped to win a shooting medal.
She finished 11th in the individual event.
Because of that result, she did not reach the final.
She had earlier finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final.
India’s women’s team also did not win a medal in that event.
Bhaker therefore finished the Games without a medal.
The report says a rare “frame hit” contributed to the outcome.
Manu Bhaker finished 11th in the individual event and did not reach the final.
The result left Bhaker without a medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
She previously finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final.
India’s women’s team also failed to win a medal in the 10m air pistol event.
The report links the missed shooting medal to a rare “frame hit.”
- Who
- Manu Bhaker and India’s women’s shooting team.
- What
- Bhaker failed to reach the individual-event final and finished the Asian Games without a medal.
- When
- At the 2026 Asian Games; the report also references her earlier Olympic results.
- Where
- At the Asian Games; the articles do not specify the host location.
- Why
- The report attributes the missed shooting medal to a rare “frame hit” and Bhaker’s 11th-place finish.
- Athlete
- Manu Bhaker
- Competition
- 2026 Asian Games
- Individual-event result
- 11th place
- 10m air pistol result
- Fifth place in the women’s final
- Team result
- India’s women’s team failed to win a medal in the 10m air pistol event
- Medal total
- Bhaker won no medal at this edition of the Asian Games
- Reported incident
- A rare “frame hit”