Niraj Kumar Clinches Bronze At ISSF World Championships, Bags LA 2028 Olympic Quota For India

Last Updated:November 11, 2026, 4:41 PM IST

Niraj Kumar added another milestone to India’s Olympic campaign, winning bronze in Doha and earning the nation’s second shooting quota for the LA 2028 Games.

Niraj Kumar has helped India bag a quota place for the 2028 Olympics (Picture credit: Instagram @niraj_kumar1716)

Asian Championships silver medallist rifle shooter Niraj Kumar on Thursday became the second Indian to bag a quota place for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, after he won bronze in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Championships in Doha.

This was India’s second Olympic quota place at the championships, after Jaypal Malviya’s silver-medal finish in the men’s 10m air pistol event a few days earlier.

Niraj accumulated 346.5 points and was in the running for silver before a 9.4 in the closing stages saw him slip to third place.

Individual Neutral Athlete Dmitrii Pimenov clinched gold with a world junior record score of 362.8, while Slovakia’s Patrik Jany settled for silver. Both shooters also bagged Olympic quota places.

The other Indian finalist, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, finished fifth with a total of 323.7 points.

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Which event did Niraj Kumar win at the ISSF World Championships to secure an Olympic quota?

Niraj Kumar secured a bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF World Championships in Doha, earning India its second quota place for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

Who was the first Indian shooter to secure an Olympic quota place for the LA 2028 Olympics?

Jaypal Malviya became the first Indian to secure a shooting quota for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by winning a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Championships.

Who won the gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Doha championships?

Individual Neutral Athlete Dmitrii Pimenov clinched the gold medal with a world junior record score of 362.8 points at the ISSF World Championships in Doha.

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