Hangzhou, July 27. India’s budding shooter Isha Singh won the gold medal in the women’s 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) here on Monday, leaving behind Olympic medalist compatriot Manu Bhaker. However, Bhakar was also successful in winning the bronze medal in the shoot-off. Thus India won two medals in the event.
21-year-old Isha performed brilliantly in the finals and won the gold medal by scoring 40 points, while Manu, who won two bronze medals in the Paris Olympics 2024, scored a total of 28 points and won the shoot-off to win the bronze medal.
Indian shooters made a good start from the qualifying round itself.
Actually, Indian shooters made a good start from the qualifying round itself and reached the medal level. Manu stood first in qualifying by scoring 586 marks while Isha stood second with 585 marks. In this way both of them easily made it to the final of eight shooters.
Bharat on the podium!
Congratulations to Esha Singh and Manu Bhaker on winning Gold and Bronze in the Women’s 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou.
The entire nation is proud of you both! pic.twitter.com/51y7nEgAIJ
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) July 27, 2026
Former Asian Games gold medalist Rahi Sarnobat shot 582 while Simranpreet Kaur Brar (576) and Abhidanya Ashok Patil (573) performed well despite playing only for ranking points (RPO).
There was a lot of pressure on me because of the previous victory – Isha
Isha, who won a gold medal at the Munich World Cup earlier this season, said, ‘There was a lot of pressure on me because of my previous win. When you perform well in your competition, a lot is expected of you. I am happy that today I was successful in bearing this pressure.
Isha made a world record in the final of Munich World Cup
Earlier this season, Isha had created a new world record by scoring 43 points in the final of the Munich World Cup. In this way he has maintained his consistency, which is very important in view of the upcoming competitions including the Asian Games.
Bhakar said – ‘This medal definitely boosted my confidence’
On the other hand, Manu said that this medal will boost his confidence. He said, ‘This medal is very important for me because this kind of success acts as a stepping stone. This lets me know in which direction I am moving. This medal has definitely boosted my confidence and it will benefit me in the World Championships and Asian Games.
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