More medals for China as Germany's Florian claims 25m rapid fire pistol title

Doha [Qatar], November 5: China secured gold and silver medals in the 10m air rifle mixed team event as Sheng Lihao racked up his second gold medal at the ISSF World Shooting Championship Doha 2026 on Wednesday.
At the Lusail Shooting Range, China 1, represented by Wang Zifei and Lihao, won gold with 506.1 points, ahead of China 2, featuring Du Yuchen and Zhang Changhong, who scored 504.4. Republic of Korea 1, represented by Ban Hyojin and Park Hajun, claimed bronze with 440.1 points in the final.
Lihao had won the men's 10m air rifletitle on the opening day of the Doha World Cup.
Earlier, Germany's Florian Peter won the men's 25m rapid fire pistol title while China dominated the 10m air rifle mixed team event.
Peter scored 33 hits in the final to claim the world title with France's Clement Bessaguet (32) taking silver and Czechia's Matej Rampula (26) also securing an Olympic quota place for his country.
The event brought another three Olympic quota places into play, with Germany, France and Czechia adding their names to the list of nations securing qualification places for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, Qatar's Reem Al Sharshani made an impressive start in the women's skeet qualification, sharing the lead after the opening two rounds with a perfect score of 50 points. China's Chaoyu Jiang and Britain's Amber Jo Rutter are also on 50 points.
China lead the women's skeet team standings with 147 points after two rounds. Qatar are in 10th position with 132 points.
The Qatari team comprises Al Sharshani, Sarah Ghulam AA Mohammed and Hajar Ghulam Mohammed.
In the men's skeet team event, Qatar are placed 19th with 133 points after two rounds of qualification. The team features Rashid Saleh Al Athba, Nasser Saleh Al Attiya and Mohamed Ahmed Al Kuwari.
In the men's individual skeet qualification, Qatar's Al Athba is 22nd after the opening two rounds, while six shooters share the lead with maximum scores of 50 points.ISSF World Shooting Championship Doha 2026.
Source: Qatar Tribune