ISSF World Championships: India’s men win team pistol gold, women’s rifle trio silver

The men’s trio of Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh combined to score 1,659 points to secure the gold medal. (Photo credit: X) 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 event, taking their medal tally to three.The men’s trio of Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh combined to score 1,659 points to secure 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 total score of 1,894.4.India is now second in the medal standings with one gold and two silver medals. China leads the table with five medals, including three gold.

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

Ravinder was India’s top scorer in the men’s 50m event, shooting 559, including 11 inside 10. Saurabh, a multiple World Cup gold medallist, contributed 551, while Amanpreet added 549, taking India’s total to 1,659.China finished second with 1,648, while South Korea took bronze with 1,643.Ravinder also secured the individual silver medal with a score of 559, finishing two points behind gold medalist Anton Aristarkhov of Authorized Neutral Athletes (AIN), who shot 561. Romania’s Luc Joldea took bronze with 558.The men’s 50m pistol is not part of the Olympic programme.

Elavenil qualifies for the singles final

The Indian women’s trio finished behind China, winning the gold with 1899.8 points. Japan took bronze with 1,892.6.Elavenil was India’s top performer in the qualifying round, scoring 634.2 points. Sonam contributed 630.5 while Shambhavi added 629.7.Elavenil’s performance also earned her a place in the singles final after finishing third in qualifying. He will now have an opportunity to fight for an individual medal and the first Olympic berth in India’s quota at the championships.Meanwhile, the men’s 10m air rifle event turned out to be a disappointment for India as Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon and Paarth Makhija failed to make it to the team and individual finals.

Doha offers the first opportunity to qualify for LA 2028

The Doha Championships are the first qualifying event for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the largest qualifying cycle to date.There are a total of 36 Olympic quota places available, with three on offer in each of the 12 individual Olympic shooting events. India did not get a chance to secure the shooting quotas at the recent Asian Games, its first chance to get places for Los Angeles.Each country can secure a maximum of one quota place per event at the championships, putting up to 12 Olympic berths within India’s reach, according to the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).