"VAN" (Sports Desk - 13.10.2026) :: Singapore’s Teh Xiu Yi won the 25m Pistol Women title at the ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, 12 October, edging France’s Heloise Fourre by a single point in a close final.
Teh finished with 38 hits, while Fourre followed closely with 37 to take silver. Bulgaria’s Miroslava Mincheva claimed bronze with 32 hits.
Teh and Fourre battle for gold
The final developed into a tight contest between Teh and Fourre, with both athletes maintaining pressure as the elimination stages progressed. Teh ultimately secured the victory with 38 hits, keeping Fourre at bay in the closing stages to take gold.
Mincheva finished third with 32 hits, ahead of India’s Rhythm Sangwan, who scored 26 to place fourth. Portugal’s Joana Castelao finished fifth with 24 hits after a shoot-off, while Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych took sixth with 17.
Czechia’s Viktorie Sindlerova placed seventh with 13 hits, and Austria’s Sylvia Steiner completed the eight-athlete final in eighth place with seven.
Sangwan leads qualification
India’s Rhythm Sangwan topped qualification on Sunday, 11 October, with 587 points, including 17 inner tens. Teh qualified second with 585-22x, followed by Czechia’s Viktorie Sindlerova with 584-18x.
Austria’s Sylvia Steiner finished fourth with 583-18x. Bulgaria’s Miroslava Mincheva, France’s Heloise Fourre and Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych all scored 582 points and secured the remaining places in the final. Portugal’s Joana Castelao also scored 582, but finished outside the top eight on the qualification ranking.
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