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Gurpreet Singh's Silver Heartbreak: Loses World Title on Inner 10s to Ukraine

Gurpreet Singh came agonizingly close to becoming world champion in the 25m Centre Fire Pistol event. He had to settle for silver after losing to Ukraine's Pavlo Korostylov on inner 10s despite tying the total score. This marks Gurpreet's second individual medal at the ISSF World Championships. India wrapped up their campaign in third place overall with an impressive haul of 13 medals.

Key Points: Gurpreet Singh Wins Silver at ISSF World Championship 2025

  • Gurpreet recovered from ninth place after precision stage with 288-8x
  • Shot brilliant 296-10x in rapid stage to tie for gold
  • Lost to Ukraine's Korostylov on inner 10s count despite equal score
  • India finished third overall with 3 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals
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ISSF World C'ship: Gurpreet Singh wins silver in 25m Centre fire pistol, India finish third

Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh claims silver in 25m Centre Fire Pistol, narrowly missing gold to Ukraine's Pavlo Korostylov. India finishes third overall with 13 medals.

"Gurpreet shot an exceptional 296-10x in rapid stage to clinch silver - Competition Report"

Cairo, Nov 17

Olympian Gurpreet Singh came close to becoming world champion in the men’s 25m Center Fire Pistol event but had to settle for silver after losing on inner 10s to Ukraine’s Pavlo Korostylov at the Olympic Shooting Range, marking his second individual medal in the ISSF World Championship 2025 after a silver in the 25m Standard Pistol event in Changwon in 2018, while Yann Pierre Louis Fridrici of France claimed bronze.

India wrapped up their International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship campaign in third place with 13 medals—three gold, six silver and four bronze—finishing behind China, which topped the table with 12 gold, seven silver and two bronze, and South Korea, which secured seven gold, three silver and four bronze to take second position.

Gurpreet shot a total of 584-18x across two days, recovering from ninth place after the precision stage where he scored 288-8x (95, 97, 96), to fire an exceptional 296-10x (98, 99, 99) in the rapid stage to clinch the silver, while Korostylov, who led with 291-14x after precision, shot 293-15x in rapid to tie Gurpreet’s score and win gold on the basis of superior 29 inner 10s including a perfect 100 in the final rapid round.

Harpreet Singh, second after the precision stage with 291-10x, faltered with 286-6x in rapid to finish ninth, and Sahil Choudhary placed 28th with 561-14x (precision 272-4x, rapid 289-10x), with all three Indians ending fifth in the team standings.

India’s gold medals came from Samrat Rana (10m Air Pistol) and Ravinder Singh (50m Standard Pistol and 10m Air Pistol Team), while silver medals were secured by Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (50m Rifle 3 Positions Men), Anish Bhanwala (25m Rapid Fire Pistol), Gurpreet Singh (25m Center Fire Pistol), and Esha Singh and Samrat Rana in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team, 10m Women’s Air Pistol Team and 50m Men’s Standard Pistol Team events; bronze medals were won by Esha (25m Sports Pistol), Elavenil Valarivan (10m Air Rifle) and Varun Tomar (10m Air Pistol and 10m Women’s Air Rifle Team).

- IANS

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Rohit P
Third place overall with 13 medals is fantastic! Our shooting contingent is really making India proud on the world stage. China and South Korea are shooting powerhouses, so this is a great achievement.
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Ananya R
That rapid stage performance by Gurpreet was outstanding - 296-10x! From 98 to 99 to 99, what consistency under pressure. Just unlucky with the inner 10s count. Still, silver at World Championships is huge!
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Michael C
While the overall performance is good, we need to analyze why we're getting so many silvers instead of golds. The gap between us and China is still significant. Need better finishing in crucial moments.
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Sarah B
Great to see multiple medal winners like Ravinder Singh and Samrat Rana. The depth in Indian shooting is really improving. Future looks bright for Paris Olympics! 🎯
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Vikram M
Harpreet Singh started so well at 2nd position but couldn't maintain it. Shows how mentally tough this sport is. Hope he bounces back stronger. Overall, bahut badhiya performance by Team India!

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