India win women's 25m pistol team gold at ISSF World Championship in Doha

Indian shooters added two more medals to the country's tally at the ISSF World Shooting Championship. The trio of Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Divya Thadigol Subbaraju won gold in the women's 25m pistol team event. In the men's 50m rifle three positions team event, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran and Neeraj Kumar won bronze. It is India's second gold medal at the championship.

In the women's 25m pistol team event at the championship in Doha, the Indian team scored 1761-68X. The Indian shooters were accurate from the start and stayed ahead of their rivals. Korea took silver with 1748-66X, while Vietnam won bronze with 1745-54X.

Esha Singh scored the highest for India with 590-25X. Manu Bhaker contributed 587-24X and Divya Thadigol Subbaraju 584-19X. On the strength of this performance, Esha and Manu also qualified for the individual final.

However, neither won a medal in the individual final. Manu Bhaker finished fourth with 27 hits, while Esha Singh was eighth with 11 hits. After the team gold, both had a chance at an individual medal, but their challenge ended in the final.

In the men's 50m rifle three positions team event, the Indian team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran and Neeraj Kumar secured bronze with 1751-91X. The Czech Republic won gold with 1754-92X and Norway took silver with 1752-81X. For India, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar scored 587-33X, Neeraj Kumar 582-31X and Akhil Sheoran 582-27X.

Indian shooters had won medals earlier at the championship. On Thursday, Jaipal Malviya won silver in the men's 10m air pistol event, showing excellent composure under pressure. The team of Manu Bhaker, Suruchi Inder Singh and Sanyam also won silver in the women's 10m air pistol team event.

In that event, the Indian women's team scored 1738, including 61 inner-10s. Manu Bhaker led the team with 583-21X and shot a perfect 100 in her fourth series. Suruchi scored 580-24X, while junior world champion Sanyam contributed 575-16X. China won gold in the event with 1745-65X and South Korea took bronze with 1729-49X.

In the men's 10m air pistol team event, the Indian team did not perform as expected. India finished seventh with 1730-58X. Jaipal Malviya had reached the final by finishing third in individual qualification with 585-23X.

Indian shooters will compete again on November 11, when the final of the men's 50m rifle three positions is scheduled, which Indian fans are watching closely. It will give India another chance to add to its medal count at the championship.