Niveditha Veloor Nair shot 567 to win bronze in the women’s 25m standard pistol at the ISSF World Championships in Doha, then joined Manvi Jain and Simranpreet Kaur Brar for team silver as India’s medal count in Doha reached seven.
Doha, Qatar: India’s pistol shooters added two more medals to a Doha campaign that keeps filling up, with Niveditha Veloor Nair on the podium in the women’s 25m standard pistol.
Nair’s bronze
Nair finished on 567 with 13 inner tens, enough for individual bronze. China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan took gold and Hungary’s Veronika Major silver. Manvi Jain finished eighth and Simranpreet Kaur Brar tenth.
Team silver
The three Indians combined for 1,682 with 33 inner tens, which earned the team silver in the same event.
A growing tally
The two medals took India’s count at the championships to seven: one gold, five silver and one bronze. The gold came in the men’s 50m pistol team event, and Jaypal Malviya’s 10m air pistol silver secured India’s first quota place for Los Angeles 2028.
Women’s 25m standard pistol: Gold, Xiao Jiaruixuan (China); silver, Veronika Major (Hungary); bronze, Niveditha Veloor Nair (India), 567-13x. Manvi Jain (India) eighth, Simranpreet Kaur Brar (India) tenth.
Team: India (Nair, Jain, Brar) silver, 1,682-33x.
