New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian shooter Esha Singh and Kurash athlete Pincky Balhara for his or her medal-winning performances on the Asian Games 2026 in Japan on Monday.
Esha Singh gained silver within the ladies’s 25m pistol, whereas Pincky Balhara secured bronze within the ladies’s 78kg Kurash occasion, her second Asian Games medal.
In a submit on X by the deal with of the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Modi congratulated Esha Singh on successful silver within the ladies’s 25m pistol particular person occasion on the Asian Games 2026, praising her precision and composure.
“Congratulations to @singhesha10 on winning the Silver Medal in the Women’s 25m Pistol Individual event at the Asian Games 2026. With a great score, Esha showed immense precision and composure. Best wishes to her for many more successes ahead: PM @narendramodi,” reads the X submit.
PM Modi additionally congratulated Pincky Balhara, saying, “She displayed tremendous grit and resolve throughout. May she continue to scale new heights and bring further laurels in the times to come.”
Esha Singh gained the silver medal within the ladies’s 25m pistol occasion on the 2026 Asian Games after a dramatic collection of shoot-offs in opposition to China’s Xiao Jiaruixian. Esha completed with 38 factors, degree with Xiao, who ultimately gained the gold medal after the second shoot-off. North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk claimed the bronze with 34 factors.
Meanwhile, Pincky Balhara secured her second Asian Games medal, shedding her ladies’s 78 kg semifinal in opposition to South Korea’s Mo Sumin at Aichi-Nagoya on Monday. Pincky, a 2018 Asian Games silver medallist, secured India’s third-ever Asian Games medal within the self-discipline, shedding to 2026 Asian Championships gold medallist Sumin by 0-5.Â
Pincky trailed all through the match, with an early warning, and after that, she managed a ‘chala’ (half level/throw). Sumin managed to improve the ‘chala’ to ‘yonbosh’ (full level, wanting immediate win) with yet one more warning, giving Pincky a ‘dakki’ (two warnings, one wanting DQ). The Indian ultimately needed to accept a bronze. (ANI)