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ISSF World C'ships: India’s men win pistol team gold, women’s rifle trio bags silver

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The men's squad secured the 50m pistol team title with 1,659 points, while Ravinder Singh added an individual silver in the non-Olympic category by scoring 559. In the women's 10m air rifle, the squad tallied 1,894.4 points to secure silver, propelled by Elavenil Valarivan's third-place qualification finish that sent her to the individual final. Conversely, the men's 10m air rifle competitors fell short of qualification in both team and individual categories. Across the championships, a maximum of 12 Olympic berths are available for the country out of 36 total quota places.

Key points

  • The Doha tournament serves as India's first opportunity to secure shooting quota places f…: The Doha tournament serves as India's first opportunity to secure shooting quota places for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
  • A maximum of one quota place per event allows the nation to earn up to 12 Olympic berths…: A maximum of one quota place per event allows the nation to earn up to 12 Olympic berths at these championships.
  • Disappointment occurred in the men's 10m air rifle division as all three Indian participa…: Disappointment occurred in the men's 10m air rifle division as all three Indian participants missed out on team and individual finals.

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NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a memorable day at the ongoing ISSF World Championships on Tuesday, winning gold in the men's 50m pistol team event and silver in the women's 10m air rifle team competition to take their medal tally to three.

The men's trio of Ravinder Singh,

Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh combined to score 1,659 to clinch the gold medal. Later,

Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar secured silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event with a combined score of 1,894.4.

India are now placed second in the medal standings with one gold and two silver medals. China lead the table with five medals, including three golds.

Ravinder leads men's team to gold, adds individual silver

Ravinder was India's top performer in the men's 50m pistol competition, shooting 559, including 11 inner 10s. Saurabh, a multiple-time World Cup gold medallist, contributed 551, while Amanpreet added 549 to take India's combined tally to 1,659.

China finished second with 1,648, while South Korea claimed bronze with 1,643.

Ravinder also secured the individual silver medal with his…

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