Esha Singh becomes 25m pistol junior world champion

Esha, 17, became the junior world champion, while Shiva Narwal, 16, shooting in men’s 10m air pistol event, missed out on a medal and a quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Shiva finished eighth in the final, where Pakistan’s Gulfam Joseph booked a berth for Paris after finishing sixth.

There were four quotas available, with only one shooter from each country was eligible to take one quota place. As China had three shooters in the top-6, the fourth quota went to Joseph.

Esha qualified for the ranking match after shooting 581 in the qualification round. She then shot 11 in the ranking round to be placed 2nd and marched ahead for the medal round.