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Shooting Worlds: Elavenil Valarivan finishes sixth, no quota place for India in air rifle events

India added a silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event, but Elavenil Valarivan finished sixth in the final and missed a quota spot.

  • On Tuesday, India secured team medals at the ISSF World Championship in Doha, Qatar, winning gold in the men's 50m pistol and silver in the women's 10m air rifle.
  • Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary, and Amanpreet Singh scored 1659-24x to claim the men's pistol title, while the women's rifle team of Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, and Shambhavi Kshirsagar aggregated 1894.4 points for silver.
  • Qualifying third with 634.2 points, Elavenil reached the individual 10m air rifle final but finished sixth with 167.3 points, missing a crucial LA 2028 Olympic quota place.
  • Despite the team successes, Indian shooters missed out on securing any LA 2028 Olympic quotas in Doha, as the men's 10m air rifle team failed to qualify for the finals.
  • The ISSF World Championship continues until November 14, with 36 total LA 2028 Olympic quota places available across 12 individual events, offering further opportunities for participating nations.
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Indian Trio Wins 50m Men's Team Gold At ISSF World Championship 2026

India clinched the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle team event after the men shot down the gold in the men's 50m pistol competition at the ongoing ISSF World Championships.

·New Delhi, India
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Indian ExpressIndian Express
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Shooting | Disappointing day for shooters at Worlds with one final and no Olympic quota

Five of six Indians failed to touch their usual standards, Elavenil reached medal round but finished sixth

·Noida, India
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India win 3 medals at ISSF World Championship but miss 10m air rifle Olympic quotas - The Tribune

India opened their medal account at the ISSF World Championship 2026 with one gold and two silver medals on Tuesday but missed out on securing any LA 2028 Olympic quotas in the men's and women's 10m air rifle events in Doha, Qatar.

·Chandigarh, India
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India win 3 medals at ISSF World Championship but miss 10m air rifle Olympic quotas

India opened their medal account at the ISSF World Championship 2026 with one gold and two silver medals on Tuesday but missed out on securing any LA 2028 Olympic quotas in the men's and women's 10m air rifle events in Doha, Qatar.

·India
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Shooting Worlds: Elavenil Valarivan finishes sixth, no quota place for India in air rifle events

This is the first competition in shooting offering LA Olympics quota places and world's best have gathered to make the most of the opportunity.

·New Delhi, India
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ISSF Shooting World Championship 2026 Live Updates: Elavenil Valarivan Is Hoping to Become the First Indian Woman World Champion in the 10m Air Rifle Event.

Elavenil Valarivan will be competing for her fourth World Championship medal in Doha tonight at 9 PM IST.

·Chennai, India
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rediff.com broke the news on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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