India, Nov. 5 -- Jaypal Malviya shattered the silence at the range in Doha, becoming the first Indian shooter to secure a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after winning silver at the ISSF World Championships.

Malviya scored 242.2 to claim the medal, finishing behind China's Hu Kai (243.9), who took gold with a dominant performance. Czechia's Jindrich Dubovy won bronze and secured the third LA Olympics quota with a score of 199.5.

The quota will provide a huge boost to India's stuttering campaign in Doha. Indian shooters had failed to secure a single quota place in the two air rifle events, men's rapid fire pistol and women's air pistol before Malviya produced a brilliant performance to book India's first spot in men's air p...