India opened its medal tally at the ISSF Shooting World Championships 2026 in Doha with a team gold in the men's 50m pistol. Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary, and Amanpreet Singh secured the top spot with a score of 1659-24x. Ravinder also got an individual silver medal for the country.
India opened its medal tally at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Championships 2026 in Doha, Qatar, with a gold and a silver in the men's 50m pistol, a non-Olympic event.
The Indian trio of Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary, and Amanpreet Singh won gold in the team event, amassing a score of 1659-24x. China finished second with 1648-26x, while South Korea completed the podium in third place with 1643-26x.
Over at the individual final, Ravinder clinched the silver with a total of 559 - 11x. Russia's Anton Aristarkhov, representing Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), took the gold with a score of 561 - 9x. Romania's Luca Joldea bagged the bronze with 558 - 5x.
While this event is not part of the Olympics, three quota places are available in each of the 12 individual Olympic events, 36 in all. India has 35 shooters in those events.