Esha Singh and Manu Bhaker lead India to 25m pistol team gold
The Indian women's trio secured their second gold medal at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha.
Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Divya Thadigol Subbaraju won the women’s 25m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha on Tuesday, according to Telangana Today and India Today. The Indian team achieved a total score of 1,761-68x to secure the top spot.
The Republic of Korea took the silver medal with 1,748-66x, while Vietnam earned bronze with 1,745-54x. Singh led the Indian performance with 590-25x, followed by Bhaker with 587-24x and Subbaraju with 584-19x.
In the individual final, Bhaker finished in fourth place with 27 hits, while Singh placed eighth with 11 hits. Both athletes missed out on individual medals and potential quota places for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Earlier on Tuesday, the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran and Niraj Kumar won bronze. The trio recorded 1,751-91x, trailing gold medallist Czechia at 1,754-92x and silver medallist Norway at 1,752-81x.
Tomar led the men's team with 587-33x, while Kumar and Sheoran both scored 582. India is scheduled to compete again on November 11 during the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final.