Esha, Anish register second win in Olympic Selection Trials

While Anish had won the first trial in the same event in Delhi, Esha had claimed the second trial in the women’s 10m air pistol, also at the Karni Singh range in Delhi.

Winner Esha Singh (M-1st) flanked by Manu Bhaker (R-2nd) and Rhythm Sangwan (3rd) at the 25m rapid fire pistol women event during the Olympic selection trails three at the MP shooting academy in Bhopal. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR/ The Hindu

Esha Singh was at her fighting best as she won the 25-metre sports pistol with a 43-40 margin over Manu Bhaker in the third Olympic shooting trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Sunday.

Esha had conceded a lot of ground with a qualification score of 579, as against the top score of 586 by Rhythm Sangwan who placed third, to gain a 0.6 point bonus for winning the final. Just as Manu had done in the first trial, Esha also shot a score better than the World Record in the final.

Anish Bhanwala (M-1st) flanked by Vijayveer Sidhu (R-2nd) and Ankur Goel (3rd) at the 25m rapid fire pistol men event during the Olympic selection trails three at the MP shooting academy in Bhopal. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR/ The Hindu

In men’s 25-metre rapid fire pistol, Anish Bhanwala was too sharp and beat fellow Olympic quota winner Vijayveer Sidhu 36-31, registering a perfect-5, five times in the final.

Results:

Men: 25m rapid fire pistol: 1. Anish Bhanwala 36 (587); 2. Vijayveer Sidhu 31 (580); 3. Ankur Goel 19 (579); 4. Adarsh Singh 17 (572); 5. Bhavesh Shekhawat 13 (577).

Women: 25m sports pistol: 1. Esha Singh 43 (579); 2. Manu Bhaker 40 (585); 3. Rhythm Sangwan 33 (586); 4. Simranpreet Kaur Brar 26 (585); 5. Abhidnya Patil 20 (575).