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Esha Singh Wins Asian Games Silver After Chaotic Shoot-Off
Esha Singh competed in a very difficult 25m pistol final at the Asian Games.
She started strongly but later struggled to stay in the medal positions.
The contest was stopped several times because of officials’ errors and technical interruptions.
Esha said the breaks helped her rest her tired shooting hand and calm down.
She had to compete in several shoot-offs to remain in the competition.
She eventually faced China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan for gold.
Both shooters were tied after the regular final and the first gold-medal tie-breaker.
Xiao won the final series 3-2, so Esha received silver.
Esha said the experience made her feel stronger and more prepared for pressure.
Esha Singh won silver in the women’s 25m pistol final at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
She finished level with China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan at 38 hits before losing the decisive shoot-off 3-2.
Multiple interruptions and officials’ errors gave Esha time to rest her increasingly tight and tired shooting hand.
Esha survived several elimination threats and tie-breakers against North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk before reaching the gold-medal shoot-off.
The medal followed her 15th-place finish in the 10m air pistol and became her second successive individual Asian Games silver in the 25m pistol.
- Who
- India’s Esha Singh, China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan and North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk competed in the decisive stages.
- What
- Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol final after losing the final shoot-off to Xiao.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- When
- Monday, according to the report.
- Why
- Esha stayed focused through repeated shoot-offs and said the interruptions helped her recover from fatigue and pressure.
Esha’s View
Officiating Concerns
Effect of interruptions
Esha’s View
Esha said the stoppages and officials’ errors helped her because they gave her time to rest, relax her shooting hand and think.
Officiating Concerns
Esha also said such errors should not be made by judges, although she acknowledged they may have resulted from an electronic problem.
Meaning of the result
Esha’s View
Esha viewed the final as an important and strengthening experience, saying she handled pressure she had previously struggled with.
Officiating Concerns
The repeated delays, technical interruptions and several shoot-offs made the contest unusually difficult and disrupted its flow.
Key facts
- Medal
- Silver in the women’s 25m pistol final
- Final score
- Esha and Xiao were tied at 38 hits in regulation; Xiao won the decisive shoot-off 3-2.
- Qualification
- Esha entered the final after qualifying eighth.
- Previous event
- She finished 15th in the women’s 10m air pistol with 572 points.
- Career standing
- The report describes Esha as the world No. 1 in the 25m pistol.
- Previous Asian Games result
- She also won individual 25m pistol silver at the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou.
- Shoot-off discrepancy
- One account says Esha survived four shoot-offs against Kim Hyon Suk, while its detailed sequence describes three tie-breakers before Esha won 3-2.
Quotes
Esha Singh
Indian shooter who won silver in the women’s 25m pistol final
“It was amazing and I’ve never had an experience like this before. Definitely going into my bucket of amazing experiences. And I’m grateful for every moment. And though it was nerve-wracking, it was amazing.”
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“I was kind of grateful for the errors and mistakes the judges were making because I got some rest. So, maybe you can call it God’s grace giving me some time off and just to think about it.”
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Sources
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