ISSF Shooting World Championship 2026, men's 50m rifle 3 positions final LIVE Score Updates: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar fight for Olympic quotas, medals
India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will be a strong contender to return home with a medal in 50m rifle 3 positions. | Photo Credit: PTI
India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will be a strong contender to return home with a medal in 50m rifle 3 positions. | Photo Credit: PTI
elcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the 2026 ISSF World Championship of rifle, pistol and shotgun events. This is Santadeep Dey, bringing you all the updates from the Lusail Shooting Complex in Doha.
November 11, 2026 16:08
So close yet so far for the former World Champ
Hegg misses a place on the podium, but the quota is his for the taking. With 335.9, he finishes just outside the medals.
November 11, 2026 16:06
APS is fifth
The sword of elimination is hanging over APS’ head now. There is a difference of 0.8 with Patrik Jany. And that will be it. He’ll have to take the walk. Fifth, it is.
More importantly, an Olympic quota is now confirmed for Niraj.
November 11, 2026 16:04
Gorsa exits
With a score of 313.0, Gorsa is the next to go. The Croatian is sixth.
November 11, 2026 15:59
A 6.3!
Jon-Hermann Hegg, the World No. 1, starts off with a 10.9. Uff!
A disastrous 6.3 from Lochbihler will see him slip to the bottom of the charts after five shots. What happened there?
Lochbihler, the former World Champion, is the first to go. Joining him in the double elimination is Romain Aufrere at seventh.
Niraj is second after 30 shots, APS fifth.
November 11, 2026 15:55
The last of the positions
Pimenov is once again the slowest to change into standing. He makes some final adjustments to his rifle stand as it is time to begin the last phase before we enter the elimination rounds.
November 11, 2026 15:42
Time for prone
The sighting begins post the first changeover. Way too many eights from Niraj during the prep. Pimenov continues to sight even as the others begin prone.
Niraj creeps up to third on the leaderboard with a 104.7. APS’ 205.0 has him drop off to sixth.
November 11, 2026 15:33
The kneeling round begins
Niraj starts with a 10.7 but follows it up with a 9.4. A hot minute later, it is APS who finds himself at the top of the leaderboard, averaging just under 10.3 over the last 10 shots.
A 102.9 for APS and Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) Dmitrii Pimenov. The duo are currently setting the pace. Niraj is fifth with 102.1.
November 11, 2026 15:30
The shooters kneel to get the competition underway
The five minutes of preparation and sighting time begins. The 50m rifle 3 positions final features eight shooters, with their scores reset to zero.
Shooters fire 10 shots in the kneeling position, followed by 10 shots in prone, and 10 in standing before the two lowest-ranked shooters are eliminated.
Thereafter, one shooter gets eliminated after every shot.
November 11, 2026 15:23
The introductions begin
Niraj, back-to-back World Championship finalists now, takes position at Firing Point B. APS Tomar, the current Asian champion, ‘penguin walks’ in his suit to Lane D.
November 11, 2026 14:57
How the Indians fared in the qualification...
Niraj shot one 100 in each of kneeling, prone and standing to finish at the top of the charts. He dropped only nine points overall.
With a total of 586, Aishwary finished fourth. Swiss shooter Jan Lochbihler finishes second with an identical score by virtue of a better count of inner-10s.
Akhil Sheoran is 42nd with a score of 575. His kneeling round was worth 187.
November 11, 2026 14:53
Welcome!
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Niraj Kumar will lead India’s campaign at the ISSF World Championship in Doha today. The duo will feature in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final at 3:30 PM IST.
Published on Nov 11, 2026
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