New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Manu Bhaker and Suruchi Phogat qualified for the 10m air pistol final at the ISSF World Championships in Doha, but failed to book an LA Olympics quota place, bowing out in 5th and 6th positions respectively. The Indian team of Manu, Suruchi and Sainyam, however, won the silver medal behind China.

China's Ranxin Jiang, the 2023 world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, Hungary's Veronika Major, Paris Olympics bronze medallist in 25m pistol, and Iran's Haniyeh Rostamiyan grabbed the three available LA Olympics quota places.

Ranxin won the gold with a score of 242.4 seeing off a tough challenge from compatriot and 2025 world champion Qianxun Yao who took silver (242.1). Veronika took bronze (222.1). Since one NOC ...