Esha Singh won the women’s 25m pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China, on 27 July 2026; Manu Bhaker took bronze and India finished with three medals at the meet.
Event and Result
- Gold: Esha Singh — final score: 40 hits in the eight‑woman final.
- Bronze: Manu Bhaker — finished with 28 hits after a shoot‑off.
- Team tally: India secured three medals at the Hangzhou World Cup.
Qualification and Scores
- Manu Bhaker (Qual): 586-20x.
- Esha Singh (Qual): 585-18x.
- Rahi Sarnobat (Qual): 582-16x.
- Simranpreet Kaur Brar (Qual): 576-20x.
- Abhidnya Ashok Patil (Qual): 573-16x.
Competition Format
- Discipline: Women’s 25m pistol (sport pistol) — 60‑shot qualification (precision + rapid‑fire) under ISSF rules.
- Final: Eight‑shooter final decided by hit totals across elimination stages rather than aggregate qualification score.
ISSF and Records
- Governing body: International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) organises World Cup events in rifle, pistol and shotgun.
- Esha Singh 2026: Hangzhou gold was her second ISSF World Cup gold of 2026; she had set senior and junior world records in Munich with 43 hits earlier in the season.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- Scoring notation: “x” denotes inner‑tens (count of perfect centre shots) used for tiebreaks.
- Final size: ISSF finals typically feature the top eight qualifiers from preliminaries.