ISSF World Championships 2026: Indian skeet shooters miss finals, Olympic quota places in Doha

File Picture: Ganemat Sekhon was India’s best performer in the women’s skeet event finishing 13th with a score of 118 out of 125. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

India’s skeet shooters failed to reach the individual medal rounds or secure a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics at the ISSF World Championships in Doha on Friday. Both the men’s and women’s teams also finished outside the podium.

Bhavtegh Singh Gill was India’s highest-placed men’s skeet shooter, finishing 24th with 119 hits out of 125. Asian Games medallist Anantjeet Singh Naruka also shot 119 but placed 25th, while 51-year-old Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan finished 46th with 118.

The three combined for 356 points, leaving India sixth in the men’s team standings.

WHAT A FINAL 🤯 Jesper Hansen 🇩🇰 beats Azmy Mehelba 🇪🇬 16 to 15 in a shoot-off for Skeet Men gold! 👏 Abdulaziz Alsaad 🇰🇼 takes the bronze and a #LA28 quota place for Kuwait. #ISSF #ShootingSport https://t.co/9dR45ALzrR

— ISSF (@issf_official) November 6, 2026

In the women’s event, Ganemat Sekhon led the Indian challenge with 118 hits to finish 13th. Parinaaz Dhaliwal was 23rd with 115, followed by Raiza Dhillon in 32nd with 114. Their aggregate of 347 earned fifth place in the team competition.

India also missed out on the medal round in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Suruchi Inder Singh and Jaypal Malviya finished 21st with a total of 574, shooting 287 each.

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Sainyam and Ravin Kumar placed 27th with 572, having contributed 287 and 285, respectively. Only the top four pairs advanced to the medal round.

The results came a day after Malviya won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol event, securing an Olympic quota for India.