India take women's 25m pistol team gold in Doha; Bhaker and Singh miss individual medals

Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh missed out on individual medals as India won the women's 25m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The result provided India with its second gold of the championships.

With individual medals and quota places for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics at stake, both Bhaker and Singh failed to convert their places in the women's 25m pistol final into podium finishes. Manu finished fourth with 27 hits and Esha ended the final in eighth place with 11 hits, denying them chances to add to their individual medal counts or secure an Olympic quota through this event.

Esha, Bhaker and Divya Thadigol Subbaraju combined to win the women's 25m pistol team title for India. The trio registered a team total of 1761-68x, finishing ahead of the Republic of Korea and Vietnam.

Republic of Korea took silver with 1748-66x while Vietnam claimed bronze with 1745-54x. Those team totals decided the podium in the event.

In qualification for the women's 25m pistol, Esha led India with 590-25x, Manu followed with 587-24x and Divya posted 584-19x. Those qualification scores comprised India's contribution to the winning team tally.

Earlier on Tuesday, India's men's 50m rifle 3 positions team — Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran and Niraj Kumar — won bronze with a combined 1751-91x. Czechia took gold with 1754-92x and Norway silver with 1752-81x; Aishwary scored 587-33x while Niraj and Akhil recorded 582 each, with Niraj logging 31 inner tens and Akhil 27.

India will return to competition on November 11 when the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event takes place, offering the team an opportunity to build on the bronze-medal performance in the team event.