Manu Bhaker qualifies for Women's 25m Pistol final, Esha misses out

Chateauroux, Aug 2: Sharpshooter Manu Bhaker maintained her chances of winning an unprecedented third medal in the 2024 Olympics as she has made it to the 25m Pistol women's final, her third medal round, in the Games here on Friday. The 22-year-old Manu scored 590-24x to rank second in the 60-shot qualification round. In the precision stage, she notched 294 while scoring 296 in the rapid part.

Another Indian Esha Singh, the Asian Games medallist in this event, meanwhile, was placed 18th after scoring 581-17x and missed the cut for the final. Only the top eight shooters make it to the medal round in shooting.

Hungary's Veronika Major topped the qualifications stage with 592-27x points, equalling the qualification Olympic record. The women’s 25m pistol final is scheduled to be held on Saturday at 13:00 IST.

In the qualification stage, Manu was placed third after the precision round with scores of 97, 98 and 99 for a total of 294. At this stage, Esha was placed 10th with scores of 95, 96 and 100 for a total of 291.