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Two years after winning twin silver medals in the 10m Air Pistol and 25m Pistol events at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, 20-year-old Esha Singh clinched her first ISSF World Cup medal in the women’s 25m Pistol final at the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.In a field featuring top contenders like Paris Olympics 10m air pistol bronze medallist Manu Bhaker, and Paris Olympics 25m Pistol bronze medallist Veronika Major, Esha held her nerve. She recovered from seventh place after the first series in the final to finish second behind China’s Yujie Sun, kicking off the 2025 international season with a World Cup silver. The Hyderabad native had a quick conversation with her father after the medal ceremony and was eager to share what she had told him before the event. Story continues...

Saurabh Chaudhary, the shy and inscrutable maverick, was talking about ‘feelings’. The scores and the outcome did not matter much to him. According to those in his inner circle, the refound ‘feel’ of the trigger filled him with confidence.This was at the National Championships in January this year, where — despite not winning a medal — Chaudhary announced his return to form. Two years after finishing 203rd and dropping down to 35th on the list of 56 shooters in the domestic rankings, Chaudhary rewrote his qualification round National Record, with a score of 591, to make the cut for his first national final in four years on that chilly January day in New Delhi. On Thursday, Chaudhary will turn out in Indian colours for the first time since 2023, completing one of the most anticipated comeba...

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‘Told my dad I’d win a medal’: Esha Singh bags silver at Buenos Aires World Cup

Shooting World Cup: All eyes on Saurabh Chaudhary’s comeback, Manu Bhaker’s form in Buenos Aires season-opener