Niraj Kumar won bronze in 50m rifle 3 positions and a LA 2028 quota, while Ankur Goel took 25m centre fire pistol silver at the World Shooting Championships 2026.
Indian shooter Niraj Kumar won a bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final at the ISSF World Championships 2026 in Doha, Qatar, securing a LA 2028 Olympic quota for India. Ankur Goel added another medal to the tally, winning a silver in the men’s 25m centre fire pistol.
Ankur also teamed up with Amanpreet Singh and Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu to win a bronze in the 25m centre fire pistol team event, but it is a non-Olympic event.
Niraj scored 346.5 in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final, securing a bronze and a quota for the 2028 LA Olympics. After the victory, he said he is “hungry” for an individual medal. He also won bronze in the men’s team event, adding a double medal to the World Championship India tally. India has won three medals overall in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the World Championships.
Akhil Sheoran won bronze in 2023, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won silver in 2025. Tomar finished fifth in the 2026 shooting final with 323.7.
Ankur won silver in the men’s 25m centre fire pistol with 583-19x. He then combined with Amanpreet Singh and Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu for team bronze, with a total of 1727-57x.
