Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Manu Bhaker Finishes Fifth After Asian Games Air Pistol Final
Manu Bhaker is an Indian sport shooter who competed at the Asian Games.
She qualified third for the women’s 10m air pistol final.
Eight athletes competed in the final.
Bhaker finished fifth and did not win a medal.
One report said an expensive final shot hurt her medal chances.
India’s team also finished fourth in the event.
India and Vietnam had the same team score, but Vietnam won the bronze tie-breaker through more inner 10s.
Bhaker will compete next in the 25m pistol event.
Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final at the Asian Games.
Bhaker qualified third for the eight-woman final with a score of 579.
She ended the final with a score of 181.1 and missed the podium.
India placed fourth in the team event after tying Vietnam on 1719 points but losing on the inner-10 count.
Bhaker will next compete in the women’s 25m pistol event, where she is the defending champion.
- Who
- Indian shooter Manu Bhaker, a double Olympic medallist; Esha Singh and Suruchi Singh also represented India in the qualification round.
- What
- Bhaker finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final, while India placed fourth in the team event.
- When
- At the 2026 Asian Games; one report says the result came on Wednesday.
- Where
- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Why
- Bhaker missed the podium after finishing fifth in the final, while India lost the team bronze tie-breaker to Vietnam on the inner-10 count.
- Individual result
- Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final.
- Qualification
- Bhaker qualified third with a score of 579.
- Final score
- Bhaker recorded 181.1 in the final.
- Team result
- India finished fourth in the women’s 10m air pistol team event.
- Team tie-breaker
- India and Vietnam tied on 1719 points; Vietnam took bronze on the inner-10 count.
- Other Indian qualifiers
- Esha Singh finished 15th with 572, and Suruchi Singh finished 26th with 568.
- Next event
- Bhaker will compete in the women’s 25m pistol event as the defending champion.
- India’s shooting tally
- India had seven shooting medals: four silver and three bronze, with no gold.
Sources
Asian Games 2026: Double Olympic Medallist Manu Bhaker Qualifies For Women's 10m Air Pistol Final In 3rd Place
Asian Games 2026: Manu Bhaker Misses Out On Podium, Finishes 5th In Women's 10m Air Pistol Final
Asian Games: Manu Bhaker Crashes Out of Women's 10m Air Pistol Individual Final
