India’s Yogesh Singh wins gold medal in men’s 25m standard pistol event at Asian Shooting Championships, Jakarta

In Shooting, India’s Yogesh Singh won a gold medal in the men’s 25m standard pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday. 

Mongolian shooter Davaakhuu Enkhtaivan claimed the silver medal with the same score.

The Indian shooter, however, finished ahead as he shot 17Xs as opposed to Enkhtaivan’s seven.

Kazakhstan’s Nikita Chiryukin, who beat India’s Vijayveer Sidhu to the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol gold medal yesterday, claimed the bronze with 568. India’s Amit Kumar took the sixth position with 565 while Om Prakash was 12th with 553.