Indian shooter Niraj Kumar has secured a place for India at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after claiming bronze in the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions event at the ISSF World Championships on Wednesday.
Niraj finished third in the final with a score of 346.5, earning India its second Olympic quota at the ongoing championships. He was initially in contention for silver but slipped to third after recording 9.4 on his 34th shot.
Individual Neutral Athlete Dmitrii Pimenov clinched the gold medal with 362.8 points, setting a world junior record. Slovakia’s Patrik Jany secured silver, with both medal winners also earning Olympic quota places.
Meanwhile, India’s other finalist, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, finished fifth with a score of 323.7.
This marks India’s second Olympic quota at the championships, following Jaypal Malviya’s silver-medal finish in the men’s 10m air pistol event earlier in the competition.
