ISSF World Championships: Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh in contention for women’s 25m pistol finals after Precision stage
Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh are in strong contention for a place in the final of the women’s 25m Sport Pistol event at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025, currently underway at the Olympic Shooting Range in Cairo, Egypt.
After the completion of the Precision stage on Thursday (November 13, 2025), Esha stands at fourth, while Olympic medallist Manu is placed seventh among a strong lineup of 85 shooters.
Olympian Esha shot a score of 294-11x (98, 97, 99) to secure her spot just outside the top three. Double Olympic medallist Manu kept herself within striking distance of the leaders, shooting 292-11x (98, 96, 98).
The third Indian in the fray, Rahi Sarnobat, is currently placed 56th with 284-7x (95, 96, 93).
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Currently leading the qualification is Turkey’s Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, who was flawless with a near perfect 299-12x (100, 100, 99), followed by Paris Olympic silver medalist Camille Jedrzejewski of France (98, 99, 98) and Iran’s Haniyeh Rostamiyan (99, 99, 97) both with 295-13x, the French shooter taking second place on countback.
Iran’s Golnoush Sebghatollahi and Mina Ghorbani are placed fifth and sixth respectively, both with 292-13x, while Lin Jou-Yu of Chinese Taipei completes the top eight with 292-9x (97, 97, 98).
The top eight shooters after the completion of the qualification rounds will advance to the medal round. The Rapid stage will take place tomorrow, followed by the final scheduled for Friday (Nov 14, 2025) at 4:30 PM IST.
India is currently placed second behind China in the medal tally with three gold, five silver and three bronze medals, while China leads with eight golds and a total of 15 medals.
Published on Nov 13, 2025