Saurabh Chaudhary, a member of India's men's 50m pistol team at the ISSF Shooting World Championships. Photo: PTI
\n\nIndia won the men's 50m pistol team event gold at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Championships 2026 in Doha, Qatar.
\n\nThe Indian trio of Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh won the gold medal in the team event with a combined score of 1659-24x. China finished second with 1648-26x, while South Korea secured third place with 1643-26x to complete the podium.
\n\nIn the individual final, Ravinder Singh settled for silver with a score of 559-11x. Russia’s Anton Aristarkhov, competing under the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) banner, took gold with 561-9x, while Romania’s Luca Joldea settled for bronze with 558-5x.
\n\nIndia has sent 54 shooters to the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha, Qatar, with two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker leading the challenge. The event brings together over 1,000 shooters from 90 NOCs, plus neutral athletes.
\n\nThe championship, which gets underway from November 3, is the biggest qualification opportunity of the LA28 cycle for shooting.
\n\nAlthough the 50m pistol is not an Olympic event, the World Championships offer three quota places in each of the 12 individual Olympic events, taking the total…
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