Goa, Nov. 11 -- Double Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker missed out on securing a 2028 Los Angeles Olympic quota spot after finishing fourth in the women's 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Championships in Doha.

Despite the individual disappointment, the Indian tri-color flew high as Bhaker, alongside Asian Games silver medallist Esha Singh and TS Divya, clinched the team gold medal. The trio aggregated 1761 points to finish atop the podium ahead of South Korea (1748) and Vietnam (1745).

However, individual success and coveted Olympic spots proved elusive for the Indian finalists. Only three LA 2028 quota places were available in the final, which ultimately went to gold medallist and Olympic Champion Jin Yang of South Korea, silver...