Overview
- He finished runner-up to France’s Clement Bessaguet in Cairo, scoring 28 hits to the champion’s 31 in the final.
- Entering the six-man medal round in second place, he posted a two-day qualification of 585-22x.
- He advanced through elimination rounds and won tie-breaks over Emanuel Mueller and Maksym Horodynets, with reports differing on whether there were two or four shoot-offs.
- The silver is India’s first World Championships medal in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol and Bhanwala’s first senior individual Worlds podium.
- After a disappointing Paris Olympics, he rebuilt through 2025 World Cups and a grip change before delivering this breakthrough performance.