ASIAN GAMES 2023: Manu Bhaker-Led India Women's Shooting Team Wins Gold Medal In 25m Pistol Event



On Wednesday, Day 4 of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, India added their first gold medal to their total. The Women's 25-Meter Pistol trio event was won by the Indian shooting trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan. This is India's fourth gold medal at the Asian Games 2023.


With a score of 1759, the Indian team came out on top. Republic of Korea won bronze with 1742, while China won silver with 1756.

Esha (586) comes in fifth place, while Manu (590) wins the qualification round. Rhythm (583) comes in seventh place, but since there are only two shooters from each nation allowed in the final, Rhythm is disqualified.

The Indian team of Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, and Rhythm Sangwan won the 25m Pistol women's team qualification earlier on Tuesday at the Asian Games 2023 with 876 points.  Chinese Taipei and China are in the second and third spots, respectively.

In the accuracy round of the women's 25m Pistol qualification, Bhaker is in first place with 294 points over China's Sixuan Feng.  Sangwan placed 11th with 290, while Esha took third with 292.

India now leads the team event with 876 points thanks to the cumulative score of the three athletes. With 874 points, China is not far behind. Bhaker, a gold medalist at the world championships, averaged 9.800 in the women's 25-meter pistol accuracy qualification round. Esha's score was 9.733.

In the three rounds, Bhaker shot 99, 97, and 98 while the Chinese shooter shot 96, 98, and 98. Esha also achieved marks of 96, 98, and 98, while the Vietnamese competitor scored 292 with marks of 97, 99, and 96.

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