New Delhi, 09 February (H.S.): Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker relinquished the Asian Shooting Championship's 25m sports pistol gold on Monday in a razor-thin final at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, tying Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Trang at 35-35 hits before losing the shoot-off.

Bhaker and Trang deadlocked after regulation, prompting sudden-death where Trang's extra hit clinched victory.Indian Podium FinishEsha Singh secured bronze with 30 points; Rhythm Sangwan placed fourth at 27 among eight finalists.

Despite individual agony, Bhaker, Singh, and Sangwan's trio dominated team event with 1751 aggregate, capturing gold.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar