[2] She won another bronze in the 10m pistol mixed team event, making her the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympic Games.

[11] Her mother, Sumedha Bhaker, is a former school principal and master's in Sanskrit, who hails from an educationist family of Kalali village in Charkhi Dadri.

[12] Her mother provided guidance throughout her schooling, and introduced her to the Bhagavad Gita which helped Bhaker cope during her tense times.

[14][6] At a young age of 15, Bhaker became one of the top female shooters in India, winning multiple gold medals at the 2017 National games.

Bhaker won the gold medal in the Women's 10-meter air pistol, defeating Mexico's Alejandra Zavala, a two-time champion.

At the Youth Olympics 2018, Manu Bhaker shot 236.5 to stand at the top of the points table in the women's 10m air pistol event.

The Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympics is also the World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold medalist.

In 2018, national pistol coach Jaspal Rana was the mentor for Bhaker and said that “ Manu is mentally very strong" and we need to groom talented shooters like her for the 2020 Olympics”.

[12] In February 2019 she won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at 2019 ISSF World Cup in Delhi.

First, she won bronze in the women's 10 metre air pistol event, becoming the first female shooter from India to win a medal at any Olympics.