Aichi-Nagoya, 28 September (H.S.): India’s Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat finished fifth in the women’s 25m pistol team event at the 2026 Asian Games. The Indian team recorded a score of 1727-56x.

China won the gold medal with a score of 1743-68x, while South Korea secured silver with 1735-65x and Chinese Taipei took bronze with 1734-48x.

In the individual qualification, India’s Esha Singh finished eighth with a score of 580-22x. The top eight shooters advanced to the individual final.

Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the individual final. She finished 11th in the qualification round with a score of 579-18x. Rahi Sarnobat, meanwhile, finished 30th with a score of 568-16x.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar