Doha, Nov. 11 -- Indian shooter Niraj Kumar clinched the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF World Championship in Doha on Wednesday, securing India's first rifle quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Niraj scored 346.5 points in the final to finish third on the podium. Dmitrii Pimenov of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) won the gold medal with 362.8 points, setting a junior world record, while Slovakia's Patrik Jany claimed silver with 357.2 points.

The medal marked India's third consecutive podium finish in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the World Championships. Akhil Sheoran had won bronze in 2023, while Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar secured silver in 2025.

Tomar also competed in Wedne...