India, Nov. 20 -- At the ISSF World Championship in Cairo (Egypt), Esha Singh's bronze in the 25m pistol event saw her became the first Indian woman to win an individual senior world championship medal in the finals. The breakthrough also capped a year in which she has already collected an individual gold and silver at the World Cup stages, with one last stop to go at the World Cup Finals in Doha in December.

For Esha, the weight of this one was immediate. "Definitely, World Championship is a very special medal for me. I think it could be my highest achievement until this point," she said, reflecting on a field stacked with the strongest shooters from across the globe.

The 20-year-old spoke about arriving prepared for a higher level of ...