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: 16-year-old Manu Bhaker clinches gold in 10m pistol in Commonwealth Games 2018.

   India's teen shooting sensation Manu Bhaker grabbed the women's 10m air pistol gold medal by shattering the games record while Heena Sidhu staged a stirring comeback to bag silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games on Sunday. old medallist Manu Bhaker of India (C) , silver medallist Heena Sidhu of India and bronze medalist Elena Galiabovitch pose with their medals. Reuters The 16-year-old Bhaker's calm demeanour belied her age as she shot a record 240.9 to finish well ahead of her senior teammate Sidhu, who aggregated 234 at the Belmont Shooting Centre. A dominant Bhaker led throughout the two stages in her maiden Commonwealth Games outing, living up to the billing. Bhaker was the overwhelming favourite to win the event, having bagged multiple gold medals at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico and the subsequent Junior World Cup in Sydney. The event in Mexico was also a maiden appearance for the young girl from the Jhajjar district in Haryana. Suc