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ISSF Cairo World Shooting Championship: Esha wins bronze in women’s 25m pistol

New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) Former Asian, Mixed Team and Junior World champion Esha Singh nailed a maiden individual world championship medal, claiming bronze in the women’s 25m Pistol Olympic event at the Olympic Shooting range in Cairo on Friday.
The Indian shot a score of 30 in the final to finish behind in-form Chinese Yao Qianxun (silver, score: 38) and Korea’s reigning Olympic Champion Yang Jiin (gold, score: 40).
Esha’s effort came as India wrapped up engagements in the 10-Olympic events on schedule at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol, Cairo 2025, with a historic haul of one gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Overall, India lie third on the table with three gold, five silver and four bronze medals, behind leaders China with 10 golds and Korea, who are second with six gold medals.
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