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Indian trio take men's 50 metre pistol team gold at the shooting World Championships in Doha

Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh have won the men's 50 metre pistol team gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships in Doha. The Indian team totalled 1659 points. China, with Zhang Bingchen, Lyu Junyi and Feng Linlang, took silver on 1648, and South Korea finished third. Ravinder Singh also won individual silver in the same event with 559 points, including 11 inner tens. The 50 metre pistol is not part of the current Olympic programme, though it remains a world championship event. The World Championships are the senior global competition of the International Shooting Sport Federation, which has its headquarters at Munich in Germany.

Event: Men's 50 m pistol team Indian team score: 1659 Silver: China, 1648 Host city: Doha
Why it matters for exams: The durable facts are the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships at Doha, the men's 50 metre pistol team gold for India and the three shooters who won it.
Kerala PSCUPSC
3 November 2026 Source: ThePrint

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ISSF International Shooting Sport Federation — The world governing body for shooting sport, with headquarters at Munich.

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