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Aishwary, Esha-Samrat bag silver at shooting Worlds

November 11, 2025
Source:PTI  -  Edited By: Norma Godinho
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IMAGE: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar equalled the world record mark to qualify for the final. Photograph: ANI Photo

Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions after equalling the world record in the event's qualification at the ISSF World Championship, in Cairo on Tuesday.

Later in the day, the Indian duo of Esha Singh and Samrat Rana ended with a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition, losing the top prize to China's Qianxun Yao and Kai Hu 10-16.

Esha and Samrat topped the qualification with a combined total of 586, even as Suruchi Singh and Sharvan Kumar failed to make the final after shooting 579.

This was after Aishwary shot 466.9 to finish second in his rifle 3P competition behind China's Yukun Liu (467.1) and ahead of France's Romain Aufrere (454.8).

 

Niraj Kumar, the other Indian in the final, shot 432.6 to finish in fifth place.

The 24-year-old Aishwary equalled the world record to qualify for the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event in the prestigious tournament.

Aishwary shot 597-40x in qualification to match the world record mark, while compatriot Niraj also advanced to the final with a score of 592.

Source: PTI  -  Edited By: Norma Godinho
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