India won the men’s 50m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championships in Doha on November 3, with Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh combining for 1,659 points. Ravinder also took individual silver, giving the Indian squad a second medal from the event.
Ravinder led the team with 559 points, followed by Chaudhary on 551 and Amanpreet on 549. The Indian total put them 11 points ahead of China, whose three shooters combined for 1,648. South Korea completed the team podium with 1,643 points, according to ANI’s report from Doha.
In the individual competition, Anton Aristarkhov, competing as an authorised neutral athlete, won gold with 561 points. Ravinder finished two points behind him and one ahead of Romania’s Luca Joldea, who earned bronze with 558.
Ravinder’s six series were 96, 93, 95, 93, 89 and 93. His leading contribution helped India secure a clear team victory while also placing him on the individual podium.
Archive illustration: 10m air pistol shooting at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021, not the Indian team or the 50m event in Doha. Photo: Brittany Nelson / U.S. Army, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Resized; display may be cropped.
