Doha, Nov. 10 -- India settled for the women's 25m pistol team gold after ace shooters Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh failed to deliver in the individual final, squandering another opportunity to win medals and secure quota places for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics at the ISSF World Championships here on Tuesday.
While Esha finished eighth and last, Manu narrowly missed the podium, ending fourth.
South Korea's Yang Jiin struck gold with a world record score of 44. Vietnam's Trinh Thu Vinh took silver with 43, while China's Zhang Yueyue claimed bronze with 34. All three medal winners also secured Olympic quota places for their respective countries.
Both Esha, a multiple Asian Games medallist, and Manu, a double Olympic bronze medallist at the Paris 2024 Games, had qualified for the eight-shooter final after impressive performances in the qualification round, finishing third and sixth respectively.
However, neither could carry that form into the final, extending India's disappointing run in the competition, where 36 LA Olympics quota places are on offer.
Esha, who had won individual silver in the event at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya recently, was the first to bow out after a patchy performance. She managed just 11 hits from a possible 20 across four series of 1, 5, 3 and 2 to finish eighth.
Manu, meanwhile, survived multiple shoot-offs but fell agonisingly short of a medal, finishing fourth with 27 hits.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.