DOHA - Competition continued for the sixth consecutive day at the ISSF World Shooting Championships Doha 2026, which also serve as a qualifying event for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The championships are being held at the Lusail Shooting Complex and run until November 13, bringing together around 1,100 male and female shooters from 91 countries, including some of the world's leading Olympic and world champions.The day's competitions saw European and Chinese shooters dominate the finals of the 25m Standard Pistol events for men and women, in both individual and team categories, as well as the women's team 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.In the men's 25m Standard Pistol individual event, the final witnessed a closely contested battle, with narrow margins separating the leading shooters. France's Kevin Chapon claimed the gold medal with 578 points, followed by Ukraine's Pavlo Korostylov, who took silver with 576 points. Latvia's Lauris Strautmanis finished third with 574 points to secure bronze.In the men's team event, Latvia claimed gold with a combined score of 1,703 points. Korea took silver with 1,700 points, while Ukraine secured bronze with 1,697 points.In the women's individual 25m Standard Pistol event, China's Xiao Jia Ruixuan claimed gold with 569 points. Hungary's Veronika Major took silver with 568 points, while China's Zhang Yu secured bronze with 567 points.China also made history in the women's team 25m Standard Pistol event, setting a new world record of 1,698 points to claim the gold medal. India finished second with 1,682 points to take silver, while Hungary secured bronze with 1,676 points.In the women's team 50m Rifle 3 Positions event, Norway claimed gold with a total of 1,764 points. Switzerland finished second with 1,761 points to take silver, while the Czech Republic secured bronze with 1,759 points.The championships will resume tomorrow with the return of Olympic qualification quota places on offer in the women's individual 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. The programme will also feature the women's individual 25m Pistol competition, alongside the start of training sessions for the men's and women's Trap events, in which shooters will compete over 50 targets.Jassim Shaheen Al Sulaiti, Secretary-General of the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association and Championship Director, praised the outstanding performances and record-breaking achievements delivered by shooters across the various events at the championships, which conclude next Friday.Speaking today, Al Sulaiti said the competition had been intense from the outset, with some of the world's leading shooters battling for Olympic qualification places at Los Angeles 2028. This high level of competition has been reflected in the results recorded at the Lusail Shooting Complex, where margins between competitors have become increasingly narrow.He noted that the championships had provided shooters with an ideal environment to showcase their technical abilities and perform at their best. Al Sulaiti added that the event's organizational success would not have been possible without the close coordination among all working committees and the tremendous efforts made by everyone involved.He said the repeated praise received by the Organizing Committee from International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) officials, heads of delegations and Olympic champions was a source of pride and recognition, while also placing greater responsibility on the organizers.Al Sulaiti concluded by expressing his hope that the remaining competitions would maintain their high levels of excitement and competitiveness, producing further world records. He also wished all participating shooters success in the remainder of the championships.For his part, Mohammed Abdulmohsen, Chairman of the Pistol and Rifle Committee at the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association, said the men's and women's pistol and rifle competitions had showcased outstanding performances from shooters representing both Asia and Europe, as they competed for podium places and Olympic qualification quota places for the 2028 Games.

Doha: Finland's Marjut Heinonen and Eetu Kallioinen claimed the Skeet Mixed Team world title at the ISSF World Championship in Doha on 7 November, holding off a determined challenge from Peru's Daniella Borda Olaechea and Nicolas Pacheco Espinosa. China 1 completed the podium with bronze.The final delivered a close contest between Finland and Peru, with both teams trading targets throughout the competition. Finland eventually came out on top with 50 hits, just one ahead of Peru, who finished with 49 in a gripping fight for gold.Heinonen and Kallioinen combined for a winning performance, with Kallioinen contributing 27 hits and Heinonen adding 23. The Finnish pair maintained their composure through the closing stages to secure the world title.

Doha: The World Shooting Championships, the premier qualifying event for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, entered its fourth day on Friday. Running at Lusail Shooting Complex until Nov. 13, the championship has brought together around 1,100 male and female shooters from 91 countries, including elite world and Olympic champions.In the skeet finals, Denmark's Jesper Hansen won the men's individual title, beating Egypt's Azmy Mehelba in a thrilling shoot-off after the pair tied at 34 targets each. Kuwait's Abdulaziz Al Saad took third place with 29 targets. All three medalists secured quota places for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.In the men's team event, the Czech Republic took gold with a total of 364 targets. Finland won silver with 362 targets, while Türkiye claimed bronze with 360.

Doha (QNA) – Asian shooters continued their impressive performances on the third day of the World Shooting Championships Doha 2026, currently taking place at the Lusail Shooting Range Complex until November 13. The championships, which serve as a qualification event for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, have attracted around 1,100 shooters from 91 countries, including some of the world's leading Olympic and world champions.The third day featured the men's and women's 10m air pistol competitions, with six Olympic qualification quotas awarded, three in each category. The second day of skeet competitions also took place, ahead of the men's and women's finals scheduled for Saturday.In the men's 10m air pistol individual final, China's Hu Kai claimed the gold medal with 243.9 points, finishing just 1.7 points ahead of India's Jaipal Malaviya, who secured silver with 242.2 points. Czechia's Jindřich Dubový took bronze with 220.9 points.The three Olympic qualification quotas in the men's event went to China, India and Czechia, following the performances of the three medalists.