ISSF World Championships: India win men's 50m pistol team gold as Ravinder Singh claims Individual silver

India continued their impressive campaign at the ISSF World Championships in Doha as Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh clinched the gold medal in the men's 50m pistol team event on Tuesday. Ravinder also secured the individual silver medal, finishing just two points behind gold medallist Anton Aristarkhov of the Authorised Neutral Athletes (AIN).

The Indian trio combined for a score of 1,659-24x to finish on top of the standings and secure the team gold. China claimed the silver medal with a total of 1,648-26x, while South Korea finished third with 1,643-26x to take bronze.

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Ravinder Singh wins individual silver

Ravinder delivered India's highest score in the team event, registering 559-11x across six series. His scores were 96, 93, 95, 93, 89 and 93.

The Indian shooter also finished second in the individual men's 50m pistol event to claim silver. Aristarkhov secured the gold medal with a score of 561-9x, while Romania's Luca Joldea took bronze with 558-5x.

Ravinder's performance ensured that India secured medals in both the team and individual competitions, adding to the country's campaign at the ongoing global shooting event.

Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh contribute to team gold

Saurabh Chaudhary finished with a score of 551-7x, recording series scores of 93, 90, 94, 92, 91 and 91. Amanpreet Singh added 549-6x, with scores of 89, 94, 94, 94, 90 and 88.

Their combined efforts with Ravinder helped India finish 11 points ahead of China in the team standings.

For China, Zhang Bingchen led the team with 555-12x, followed by Lyu Junyi with 549-7x and Feng Linlang with 544-7x. South Korea's Hong Suhyeon, Choe Boram and So Seung Seob secured the bronze medal with their combined score of 1,643-26x.

ISSF World Championships a key qualifying event for LA 2028

The ongoing competition in Doha is the first qualification event for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and offers 36 quota places across the 12 individual Olympic shooting events, with three places available in each event.

According to a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the Asian Games did not offer shooting quota places for the upcoming Olympics, making the Doha event India's first opportunity to secure Olympic berths.

Each country can secure a maximum of one quota place per event at this competition, meaning India could potentially secure quota places across all 12 Olympic shooting events.