Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh missed individual medals at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha, despite helping India win women's 25m pistol team gold. Both shooters missed an opportunity to secure LA 2028 Olympic quota places.India won gold in the Women's 25m Pistol team event at the ISSF World Championship in Doha.
Doha,Nov 10, 2026 19:57 ISTIndia's second gold medal at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha came with a sense of individual disappointment on Tuesday, as Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh failed to convert their places in the women's 25m pistol final into podium finishes.With individual medals and quota places for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics at stake, both shooters missed an opportunity to strengthen India's campaign. Manu finished fourth with 27 hits, narrowly missing out on a medal, while Esha ended her final in eighth place with 11 hits.The disappointment in the individual event was softened by India's success in the team competition, where Esha, Manu and Divya Thadigol Subbaraju combined to clinch gold.
The Indian trio registered a total of 1761-68x, finishing comfortably ahead of the Republic of Korea (1748-66x), which took silver. Vietnam claimed bronze with 1745-54x.Esha was India's top performer in the qualification round, recording an impressive 590-25x.
Manu followed with 587-24x, while Divya contributed 584-19x to complete India's winning tally. The victory marked India's second gold medal at the championship, adding to an encouraging campaign for the shooting contingent in Doha.
However, the individual results meant Manu and Esha were left without the opportunity to add to their medal collections or secure an Olympic quota place through the event.Earlier in the day, India's men's 50m rifle 3 positions team also made it to the podium, claiming bronze through Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran and Niraj Kumar. The Indian trio finished with a combined score of 1751-91x, just behind Czechia, which won gold with 1754-92x, and Norway, which secured silver with 1752-81x.Aishwary led the Indian effort with 587-33x, while Niraj and Akhil both registered 582.
Niraj recorded 31 inner tens, compared to Akhil's 27.India will be back in action on November 11, when the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event takes place. The team will look to build on its bronze-medal performance and add to India's growing medal tally in Doha.- Ends