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Esha Singh Secures Women’s 25m Pistol Silver Medal at 2026 Asian Games After Tense Shoot-Off

Indian shooter Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol event at the 2026 Asian Games on September 28, 2026, after tying China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan in the main series and competing through multiple shoot-offs.

Nilakshi Barman | | 2 min read

Esha Singh Secures Women’s 25m Pistol Silver Medal at 2026 Asian Games After Tense Shoot-Off
India's Esha Singh poses with her silver medal won in the women's 25m pistol event during the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav

In Brief

  1. Esha Singh and China's Xiao Jiaruixuan tied with 38 hits each in the regulation final series, matching the Asian Games record.
  2. Xiao secured the gold medal in the final shoot-off series after Singh placed second following five cumulative shoot-offs.
  3. Singh entered the eight-shooter final in eighth place with a score of 580 before climbing into medal contention.

Indian target shooter Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women's 25m pistol event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on September 28, 2026. Having qualified for the eight-shooter final in the eighth position with a score of 580, Singh advanced through the elimination rounds and tied North Korea's Kim Hyon Suk before winning a shoot-off to guarantee a top-two finish. Singh and China's Xiao Jiaruixuan completed the regulation ten series deadlocked at 38 hits apiece.

In the initial gold medal shoot-off, both competitors scored 4 hits out of 5. Xiao secured the gold medal in the subsequent shoot-off round, leaving Singh with the silver medal. North Korea's Kim Hyon Suk earned the bronze medal with 34 hits. Meanwhile, teammates Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat missed the final, finishing 11th and 30th in the qualification rounds respectively.

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