Xiao and Singh were level on 38 after the regular final series, forcing a shoot-off for the gold medal. Xiao prevailed 4+3 to 4+2 to take the title, while Singh collected silver. Republic of Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk won bronze with 34 hits after also being involved in a series of shoot-offs with Singh.
Vietnam’s Trinh Thu Vinh finished fourth with 30 hits, ahead of China’s Shang Kaiyan on 24, Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chia-Chen on 17, Iran’s Haniyeh Rostamiyan on 14 and Republic of Korea’s Bong Seorin on 11.
Vietnam’s Trinh Thu Vinh finished fourth with 30 hits, ahead of China’s Shang Kaiyan on 24, Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chia-Chen on 17, Iran’s Haniyeh Rostamiyan on 14 and Republic of Korea’s Bong Seorin on 11.
The final was particularly tense in the fight for the medals. Singh and Kim were tied on 34 hits and required multiple shoot-offs to decide who would advance, before Singh eventually secured her place in the gold-medal contest against Xiao.
The result gave Xiao an Asian Games gold, while Singh matched her individual silver from the previous Asian Games.
The result gave Xiao an Asian Games gold, while Singh matched her individual silver from the previous Asian Games.
25m Pistol Team: China takes gold
China also claimed the women’s 25m Pistol team gold, finishing with 1743-68x.
Republic of Korea took silver with 1735-65x, while Chinese Taipei completed the podium with 1734-48x.
Vietnam finished fourth on 1732-56x, followed by India (1727-56x), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1725-49x), Mongolia (1716-58x), Iran (1704-49x), Kazakhstan (1703-33x), Japan (1702-42x), Thailand (1692-44x) and Indonesia (1691-31x).
The team result added a second gold medal to China’s 25m Pistol campaign, following Xiao Jiaruixuan’s individual victory in a dramatic final.
China also claimed the women’s 25m Pistol team gold, finishing with 1743-68x.
Republic of Korea took silver with 1735-65x, while Chinese Taipei completed the podium with 1734-48x.
Vietnam finished fourth on 1732-56x, followed by India (1727-56x), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1725-49x), Mongolia (1716-58x), Iran (1704-49x), Kazakhstan (1703-33x), Japan (1702-42x), Thailand (1692-44x) and Indonesia (1691-31x).
The team result added a second gold medal to China’s 25m Pistol campaign, following Xiao Jiaruixuan’s individual victory in a dramatic final.
Trap qualification continues
The second day of qualification was also completed in Men’s and Women’s Trap, with athletes competing over another 50 targets. The qualification phase is scheduled to continue on 29 September before the men’s and women’s finals.
The Trap competitions will conclude with the individual finals on Tuesday, with the women’s final scheduled before the men’s final. The programme will then move towards the mixed team Trap competition.
The 25m Pistol final provided the day's major shooting highlight, with Xiao and Singh producing one of the closest finishes of the Games so far, while the Trap fields moved one step closer to their medal-deciding rounds.
The second day of qualification was also completed in Men’s and Women’s Trap, with athletes competing over another 50 targets. The qualification phase is scheduled to continue on 29 September before the men’s and women’s finals.
The Trap competitions will conclude with the individual finals on Tuesday, with the women’s final scheduled before the men’s final. The programme will then move towards the mixed team Trap competition.
The 25m Pistol final provided the day's major shooting highlight, with Xiao and Singh producing one of the closest finishes of the Games so far, while the Trap fields moved one step closer to their medal-deciding rounds.