Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Divya Thadigol Subbaraju won women’s 25m pistol team gold.
Indian pistol shooters—Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Divya Thadigol Subbaraju—won women’s 25m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha.
The combined score of the Indian women’s pistol team was 1761. Republic of Korea (1748) won silver and Vietnam (1745) took home bronze.
India’s Esha Singh top scored with 590. Manu Bhaker shot 587 and Divya scored 584.
Esha and Manu also qualified for the individual final. Manu finished fourth with 27 hits and Esha ended eighth with 11 hits.
The Doha competition is the first 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games shooting qualification event. India’s 10m air pistol shooter Jaypal Malviya clinched silver and Olympic Games quota place. Indian contingent won only one 2028 LA quota place. Medal winners are awarded Olympic Games quota places in each of the Olympic Games events.
Earlier in the day, the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran and Niraj Kumar claimed bronze with a combined score of 1751. Czechia won gold with a score of 1754. Norway took home silver (1752 points). Aishwary shot 587. Niraj and Akhil scored 582.
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