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Pranjali Prashant Dhumal wins 25m pistol gold, her third medal at Deaflympics 2025

Pranjali Prashant Dhumal wins 25m pistol gold, her third medal at Deaflympics 2025

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India’s Pranjali Prashant Dhumal added another title to her standout campaign at the Deaflympics 2025 in Tokyo, winning the women’s 25m pistol gold on Monday. The victory marked her third medal of the Games, following gold in the mixed pistol event with Abhinav Deshwal and silver in the women’s 10m air pistol. She entered the final as the top qualifier after setting a new qualification world record and Deaflympics record with a score of 573 out of 600. Maintaining her composure in the medal round, she secured the top podium position ahead of Mosina Halyna of Ukraine, who took silver, and Korea’s Jeon Jiwon, who claimed bronze. Fellow Indian shooter Anuya Prasad, who had earlier won the women’s 10m air pistol gold, finished fourth in the 25m pistol final. India’s continued success in shooting has been a defining feature of this edition of the Deaflympics. On Sunday, Abhinav Deshwal clinched India’s 15th medal in the discipline after winning the men’s 25m pistol gold with a record-breaking performance. His victory added to the growing list of …

Esha Singh wins bronze in Women’s 25m Pistol

Esha Singh wins bronze in Women’s 25m Pistol

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India’s Esha Singh clinched her maiden individual World Championship medal on Friday, winning bronze in the women’s 25m pistol at the Shooting World Championships. The 19-year-old shot 30 hits in the final to finish behind China’s Yao Qianxun, who took silver with 38, and Korea’s Yang Jiin, the reigning Olympic champion, who won gold with 40. Esha’s podium finish came as India wrapped up their campaign in the 10 Olympic events with a historic haul of one gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. Overall, India stands third in the medals table with three gold, five silver, and four bronze, behind leaders China (10 gold) and Korea (six gold). Manu Bhaker exits in the seventh series Beginning the day in fourth and seventh positions, respectively, Esha and Manu Bhaker produced strong, rapid-fire rounds to qualify for the top eight. Esha entered the final fifth with a score of 587, while Manu claimed the sixth spot with 586. Yang topped the qualification with 591, including a flawless 300/300 in the rapid-fire round. In the final, Yang …

‘Told my dad I’d win a medal’: Esha Singh bags silver at Buenos Aires World Cup | Sport-others News

‘Told my dad I’d win a medal’: Esha Singh bags silver at Buenos Aires World Cup | Sport-others News

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Two years after winning twin silver medals in the 10m Air Pistol and 25m Pistol events at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, 20-year-old Esha Singh clinched her first ISSF World Cup medal in the women’s 25m Pistol final at the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a field featuring top contenders like Paris Olympics 10m air pistol bronze medallist Manu Bhaker, and Paris Olympics 25m Pistol bronze medallist Veronika Major, Esha held her nerve. She recovered from seventh place after the first series in the final to finish second behind China’s Yujie Sun, kicking off the 2025 international season with a World Cup silver. The Hyderabad native had a quick conversation with her father after the medal ceremony and was eager to share what she had told him before the event. Story continues below this ad “I had told my father that his daughter would win a medal in Argentina, and that’s exactly what I did today. Of course, winning a World Cup medal is always special, but starting the season with a …

Rhythm Sangwan pips Manu Bhaker to win 25m pistol National Trials

Rhythm Sangwan pips Manu Bhaker to win 25m pistol National Trials

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Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker was relegated to the second spot in the women’s 25m pistol selection trial 2 round on day five of the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials (Group A) on Wednesday at the at Dr Karni Singh Shooting range (DKSSR) in New Delhi. Returning to competitive shooting after the Paris Olympics, Bhaker was pipped by Rhythm Sangwan who emerged winner in the event via a shoot off from the final group which incidentally featured four other Olympians. In the finals, both Sangwan and Bhaker shot a score of 37, which warranted a shoot off, where the former scored 4/5 while the double Olympic medallist shot 3/5. The top three finishers of the women’s 25m Pistol trials. (Photo credit: National Rifle Association of India) Despite winning the event, Sangwan will not be a part of the national team owing to the national ranking being outside the top-3. Currently, Manu Bhaker, Simranpreet and Esha occupy the top-3 spots in the national rankings. Swapnil Kusale emerges on top In other events, Paris Olympics bronze medallist Swapnil …