Esha Singh leads India to women's 25m pistol team gold at ISSF World Championships
Esha Singh and Manu Bhaker both reach the individual final as India beats South Korea and Vietnam.
Esha Singh helped India win the women's 25m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championships with an aggregate of 1761. She and Manu Bhaker qualified for the eight-shooter individual final.
Key takeaways
- India won the women's 25m pistol team gold with an aggregate of 1761.
- Esha Singh scored 590 in qualification, finishing third overall.
- Manu Bhaker scored 587 and finished sixth to reach the final.
- Divya Subbaraju scored 584 and finished 10th, missing the final.
- South Korea took silver with 1748 and Vietnam won bronze with 1745.
Esha Singh led India to the women's 25m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championships on Tuesday, while also securing a place in the individual final alongside Manu Bhaker.
NDTV Sports reported that Esha, Manu and Divya Subbaraju combined for an aggregate of 1761 to claim the top team prize. South Korea took the silver medal with an aggregate of 1748, while Vietnam claimed bronze with a total of 1745.
The 21-year-old Esha topped the Indian trio in the two-day qualification round with a score of 590. Her effort, combined with Manu's 587 and Divya's 584, gave India the winning total. Esha finished third in the qualification standings to make the eight-shooter final.
Manu, who had struggled to find her rhythm in the run-up to the World Championships, also made the cut, finishing sixth with 587. Divya narrowly missed out, ending the qualification in 10th place.
India now have a chance to add to their tally and secure an individual medal and a 2028 Los Angeles Olympic quota place.
Qualification details
Esha produced a strong comeback in the Rapid round on Tuesday after managing 292 in Monday's Precision round. She shot three impressive series of 100, 98 and 100 to finish with a Rapid-round score of 298 and an overall tally of 590.
Manu, too, recovered from a modest 289 in the Precision round, putting together series of 99, 99 and 100 in the Rapid round to secure her place in the final.
Background on Esha Singh
Esha Singh is an Indian sports shooter. She represented India in the women's 25 m pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the 2026 ISSF World Cup in Munich, Singh won the women's 25 m pistol gold medal with 43 hits in the final, setting both the senior and junior world records.
Women's 25m pistol team results at the ISSF World Championships
Team | Aggregate score |
|---|---|
India | 1761 |
South Korea | 1748 |
Vietnam | 1745 |
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