Esha Singh Secures Silver Medal in Women's 25m Pistol at Asian Games 2026

Key facts

• Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women's 25m pistol event at the 2026 Asian Games, finishing the final with 38 hits, the same score as gold medallist Xiao Jiaruixuan of China, but losing the shoot-offs 4+2 to 4+3.
• Esha Singh, world No. 1 and world-record holder, needed three shoot-offs against South Korea's Kim Hyon Suk to secure a medal position and two more shoot-offs against Xiao Jiaruixuan for gold and silver.
• Kim Hyon Suk took bronze with 34 hits, Vietnam's Trinh Thu Vinh finished fourth with 30, and China's Shang Kaiyan was fifth with 24.
• At the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, Esha Singh won silver in the individual 25m pistol and gold in the team event; at the 2026 Games, India finished fifth in the women's 25m pistol team event.
• India's medal tally at the Nagoya Asian Games stood at 38 medals (4 gold, 17 silver, 17 bronze).