Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:47am on 23 Sep 2026,Wednesday Sports
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women's 10m air pistol final at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, scoring 181.1 points before being eliminated after her 18th shot, which read 9.6. The 24-year-old had qualified third with 579-20x, recovering from a slow start with strong final series of 96, 96 and 98. South Korea's Choo Gaeun won gold with an Asian record 246.3 points, China's Shen Yiyao took silver (241.3), and Jiang Ranxin claimed bronze (221.6). Earlier, India's women's team also missed the podium, finishing fourth by just two inner-10 shots. Esha Singh and Suruchi Singh placed 16th and 26th respectively in qualification. (PC: NDTV)
