Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Esha Singh Wins Asian Games Silver After Dramatic Shoot-Off
Esha Singh won a silver medal for India in the women’s 25m pistol event.
She started the final by hitting all five targets in her first series.
The competition stayed very close, and Esha sometimes fell behind the leaders.
She fought back with a perfect five-hit series to stay in medal contention.
Esha then faced North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk in several shoot-offs for the medal places.
Esha won that contest and secured at least silver.
She and China’s Xiao Jiaruixian were tied on 38 points for the gold-medal decision.
Xiao won the final shoot-off by hitting three targets while Esha hit two.
Esha said interruptions gave her time to rest and regain focus as her arm became tired.
India’s Esha Singh won silver in the women’s 25m pistol final at the 2026 Asian Games.
Esha and China’s Xiao Jiaruixian finished level on 38 points before Xiao won the deciding shoot-off 3-2.
North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk won bronze with 34 points after losing the medal shoot-off to Esha.
Esha qualified eighth with 580-22x, while Manu Bhaker finished 11th and Rahi Sarnobat 30th.
India finished fifth in the team event, and Esha’s silver became the country’s 39th medal of the Games.
- Who
- India’s Esha Singh, China’s Xiao Jiaruixian and North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk were the individual medalists.
- What
- Esha Singh won silver in the women’s 25m pistol final after losing the gold-medal shoot-off.
- When
- Monday, September 28, 2026.
- Where
- The event was held at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with reports identifying Nagoya and Toyota as locations.
- Why
- The gold medal required a shoot-off because Esha and Xiao finished level on 38 points.
- Event
- Women’s 25m pistol individual final
- Gold medal
- Xiao Jiaruixian, China
- Silver medal
- Esha Singh, India
- Bronze medal
- Kim Hyon Suk, North Korea, with 34 points
- Deciding shoot-off
- Xiao hit three targets and Esha hit two
- Qualification
- Esha finished eighth with 580-22x; she advanced on countback against Chinese Taipei’s Yen-Ching Cheng
- India’s medal tally
- Four golds, 17 silvers and 18 bronzes, totaling 39 medals
- Reported discrepancy
- Most reports identify Kim Hyon Suk as Esha’s shoot-off opponent for bronze and silver; one account instead mentions Vietnam’s Trinh Thu Vinh
Sources
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