The women’s 25m pistol final provided one of the most closely contested moments of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in New Delhi, with Vietnam’s Thuy Trang Nguyen securing gold after a dramatic shoot-off. Manu Bhaker finished with silver following a tightly fought final, while Esha Singh added bronze after leading stages of the competition. Rhythm Sangwan placed fourth in a final marked by consistent scoring and narrow margins between the leading athletes.
The medal contest remained open throughout the final, with the lead changing hands several times before Nguyen and Bhaker finished level and moved into a shoot-off to decide the title. After an evenly matched first shoot-off series, Nguyen secured victory in the decisive round to claim gold. Singh, who had led earlier in the final, completed the podium to earn her second individual medal of the championship.
The medal contest remained open throughout the final, with the lead changing hands several times before Nguyen and Bhaker finished level and moved into a shoot-off to decide the title. After an evenly matched first shoot-off series, Nguyen secured victory in the decisive round to claim gold. Singh, who had led earlier in the final, completed the podium to earn her second individual medal of the championship.
In the junior women’s 25m pistol event, Naamya Kapoor claimed gold following another shoot-off, finishing ahead of Indonesia’s Rihadatul Asyifa, while Anjali Bhagwat secured bronze. Team medals in both senior and junior categories reflected strong performances across the field as athletes continued to compete for titles in one of Asia’s key rifle and pistol events of the season.