Blog

However, Esha stepped up her game in the finals and led for long periods before beating North Korea’s Kim Hyon Syuk to secure at least a silver after a dramatic tie-breaker that saw the two shooters go head-to-head in four shootouts. In the battle for the gold, the 21-year-old once again showed nerves of steel to recover a one-point gap and force three shootouts. Going into the final shot of the third shootout, both shooters were level with each other, but China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan secured the gold as Esha missed to end a thrilling contest.