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Manu Bhaker Loses Gold in Shoot-Off, Esha Singh Wins Bronze at Asian C'ship

Manu Bhaker was defeated by Vietnam's Thuy Trang Nguyen in a dramatic 25m Women's Pistol final that required two shoot-offs to decide the gold medal. Esha Singh secured the bronze medal after a strong start but missed all her shots in a crucial ninth series. In the junior category, Naamya Kapoor won gold in another tense shoot-off, while Anjali Bhagwat took bronze. India's overall medal count at the championship now stands at an impressive 60 medals.

Key Points: Asian Shooting C'ship: Manu Bhaker Silver, Esha Singh Bronze

  • Manu Bhaker loses gold in shoot-off
  • Esha Singh wins bronze medal
  • Naamya Kapoor clinches junior gold
  • India's total medal tally reaches 60
  • Tense finals decided by perfect series
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Asian Rifle/Pistol C'ship: Manu misses gold in shoot-off, Esha wins bronze in 25m Pistol

Manu Bhaker narrowly missed gold after a tense shoot-off. Esha Singh won bronze as India's medal tally reached 60 at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship.

"Manu missed three shots to miss out on the gold medal. - Report"

New Delhi, Feb 9

Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on a gold as she went down to Vietnam's Thuy Trang Nguyen in an exciting final of 25m Women's Pistol that was decided at the end of two shoot-offs in the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship, which is being held here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.

Esha Singh won her second individual medal of the championship, winning bronze. Naamya Kapoor clinched gold in the junior category in another tense shoot-off, while Anjali Bhagwat secured the bronze in the same event as India took their total medal tally to 60 medals, including 37 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze.

In the finals, Esha Singh started with a perfect five in the first series, while Manu and Thuy Trang hit four. All three shooters were trading the medal positions after each series in the tightly contested finals. The Indians were putting pressure on the Vietnamese shooter, but a perfect five shots in the sixth series saw her take a two-point lead.

Manu and Esha took advantage of Nguyen's one-shot seventh series to close the gap.

Esha, who was leading with a score of 30 at the end of the eighth series, missed all her shots in the ninth series to eventually be content with the bronze medal. In the last series, Manu hit three shots, while Nguyen hit two shots to end the finals on 35 shots to take the finals to a shoot-off.

In the first shoot-off, both shooters hit two shots each, and in the following shoot-off, Manu missed three shots to miss out on the gold medal.

The third Indian in the final, Rhythm Sangwan, finished in fourth place.

In the junior finals, Naamya Kapoor survived a shoot-off to clinch the gold. The youngest Indian to win a World Championship medal hit 29 shots, the same as Rihadatul Asyifa of Indonesia.

The young shooter held her nerve in the shoot-off, hitting three shots while Asyifa missed all her shots. Anjali Bhagwat won bronze with a score of 24. Parisha Gupta, who qualified for the finals in the top spot, finished in fifth place with a score of 14.

The Indian teams also secured gold in both the senior and junior categories.

- IANS

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Priya S
Esha Singh winning two individual medals is fantastic! She's so consistent. A bit unlucky with that ninth series miss, but bronze is still a great result. Our women's pistol team is truly world-class.
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Rohit P
The pressure in these shoot-offs must be immense. Hats off to all the athletes. While we celebrate the golds, let's also appreciate the silver and bronze winners. Every medal counts and represents years of hard work.
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Sarah B
Watching from the US, it's amazing to see India's dominance in shooting sports at this championship. 37 gold medals! The depth of talent, from seniors to juniors, is really impressive. Well done to the entire team and coaches.
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Nikhil C
A respectful suggestion: we need to work on handling the final-stage pressure, especially in shoot-offs. Manu missing three shots in the deciding round shows nerves got the better of her. More psychological training alongside technical practice is key for Paris.
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Kavya N
So proud of Naamya Kapoor! "Youngest Indian to win a World Championship medal" and now a Asian Championship gold. Holding her nerve in the shoot-off against the Indonesian shooter... wah! The juniors are giving the seniors serious competition. Future is here!

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