A steady shooting in qualification and final round of men’s 10m air pistol enables Jaypal Malviya to win 2028 Olympic Games quota place.

India’s pistol shooter Jaypal Malviya won a quota place for 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games at the ongoing ISSF World Championship in Doha on Thursday. Jaypal Malviya shot 242.2 to win silver in men’s 10m air pistol behind China’s gold medal winner Hu Kai (243.9). Czechia’s Jindrich Dubovy took home the bronze medal (220.9). All three medal winners got 2028 LA quota places. The quota is for the country and not for an individual shooter.

In the qualification round, the Indian shooter shot a brilliant score of 585/600 to finish third. Top eight shooters qualify for the final or medal round. He had a series of 97, 99, 97, 97, 97 and 96 in the qualification. The competition in qualification was close as four of the top eight shooters had a similar score of 585.

A steady shooting in the final gave him a silver medal and an Olympic Games quota place. The ISSF World Championship in Doha is the first qualification event for the 2028 LA Games.

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