India ended the World Shooting Championships 2026 with 13 medals and three LA 2028 quota places, behind China and level with South Korea. See the full details.
India ended its campaign at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha, Qatar. Indian shooters finished third in the overall standings with 13 medals, including 2 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze, and secured three quota places for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Vivaan Kapoor in men’s trap, Jaypal Malviya in men’s 10m air pistol, and Niraj Kumar in men’s 50m rifle 3 positions secured the LA 2028 shooting quota.
The Championships offered 36 quota places, three in each of the 12 individual Olympic events, so the result puts India’s shooters three steps closer to LA 2028. Manu Bhaker could not secure a quota place, which puts her contention in the Games on line.
Jaypal won silver in the 10m air pistol with 242.2, behind China’s Kai Hu. Niraj took bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions with 346.5, which earned India its first rifle quota.
India finished third with 13 medals, including 2 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze, which are as follows:
Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker finished fourth, and Esha Singh eighth in the women’s 25m pistol final, and Manu and Suruchi Singh finished fifth and sixth in the women’s 10m air pistol final. India did not win a quota in either women’s pistol event.