India, June 30 -- It's been a little over a month since Esha Singh shot gold in 25m pistol event at the Munich World Cup, and the feeling is finally beginning to sink in. "Maybe, I should do interviews only a month after winning, considering it took me that long to come to terms with what I have achieved," she quipped. What she achieved in Munich, besides the top spot, is a world record score of 43/50, edging past the previous mark of 42 points held by South Korea's Kim Yeji. A Paris Olympics silver medallist in 10m pistol event, Kim had held the record since May 2024.

"It feel surreal. Pistol shooting, especially the 25m variant, demands a lot of consistency and technical execution. I am happy that I could manage it," she said. The gold...