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Asian Games: Esha Singh bags silver after thrilling 25m pistol shoot-off
Esha Singh survived five shoot-offs before China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan edged her 3-2 in the final tie-breaker for gold.
- On Monday, Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women's 25m pistol final at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, after a dramatic series of shoot-offs against China's Xiao Jiaruixuan.
- India's women's 25m pistol team finished fifth overall after Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat struggled during the rapid series, costing the team crucial points in the competition.
- Singh qualified for the final in eighth place with a score of 580, then survived a triple shoot-off against North Korea's Kim Hyon Suk to secure her silver medal position.
- Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker concluded her campaign without a medal after finishing 11th in qualification, missing the individual 25m pistol final and the 10m air pistol event.
- This silver marks India's 39th medal at the ongoing Asian Games, as the 21-year-old Hyderabad shooter has won two World Cup titles over the past 18 months.
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Esha Singh Wins Asian Games Silver In Women’s 25m Pistol After Five Shoot-Offs, Misses Gold By One Shot
Esha Singh won silver in the Asian Games women’s 25m pistol individual event in Hangzhou on Monday after surviving five straight shoot-offs and missing gold by one shot. The 21-year-old Hyderabad shooter, the reigning world number one, scored 580 in qualification and lost the title clash to China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan.
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India's Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women's 25m pistol final at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday after a dramatic series of shoot-offs against China's Xiao Jiaruixian.
·India
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