Shooting
Niraj Kumar Wins Bronze, Secures LA Olympics Quota
The Indian shooter finishes third in the 50m rifle 3-positions event at the ISSF World Championships in Doha.
India’s Niraj Kumar secured a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after winning bronze in the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions event at the ISSF World Championships in Doha on Wednesday.
Niraj scored 346.5 points to finish third. He was in contention for silver but a 9.4 in the closing stages pushed him down to the bronze-medal position.
India Earn Second Olympic Quota
This was India’s second Olympic quota at the championships, following Jaypal Malviya’s silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event a few days earlier.
Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) shooter Dmitrii Pimenov won gold with a world junior record score of 362.8, while Slovakia’s Patrik Jany claimed silver. Both also secured quota places for the Los Angeles Games.
