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Esha Singh Wins Silver After Dramatic Asian Games Shoot-Off

Esha Singh Wins Silver After Dramatic Asian Games Shoot-Off
‘I was grateful for the errors by judges, got some rest,’: Esha Singh after 25m pistol silver in Asian Games · thestatesman.com

Esha Singh won a silver medal for India in the women’s 25m pistol event.

She qualified for the final in eighth place.

During the final, she stayed close to the leaders despite some lower-scoring rounds.

Esha then faced North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk in several shoot-offs for a place on the podium.

Esha won that contest and guaranteed herself at least a silver medal.

She next competed against China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan for gold.

Both shooters ended with 38 points, but Xiao hit three targets in the final shoot-off while Esha hit two.

India also finished fifth in the team event.

Key facts

Event
Women’s 25m pistol individual competition
Gold medal
Xiao Jiaruixuan, China
Silver medal
Esha Singh, India
Bronze medal
Kim Hyon Suk, North Korea
Esha’s qualification
580-22x, eighth place
Deciding shoot-off
Xiao hit three targets and Esha hit two
India’s overall tally
Four golds, 17 silvers and 18 bronzes

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