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Published on 09 Nov 2026

ISSF World Championship Doha 2026: Stojadinovic strikes gold in Doha as Serbia, Korea and Japan book LA28 places

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Aleksandra Stojadinovic claimed the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women world title at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun Doha 2026, winning a thrilling final with 358.4 points.

The Serbian athlete held off South Korea’s Oh Sehee, who finished just 0.7 points behind on 357.7, while Japan’s Nobata Misaki took bronze with 348.2. All three medallists also secured Olympic quota places for their respective National Olympic Committees for LA28.

Stojadinovic built her challenge through the three positions, reaching 206.6 after kneeling and prone before moving into the standing eliminations. She maintained her composure as the final progressed, eventually finishing on 358.4 to take gold for Serbia.

Oh was close throughout and kept the pressure on the eventual champion until the final shots. Her total of 357.7 earned her the silver medal and an Olympic quota place for the Republic of Korea.

Nobata completed the podium with 348.2, securing bronze for Japan and the third LA28 quota place awarded in the event.

Norway’s Jeanette Hegg Duestad finished fourth with 336.4, ahead of Switzerland’s Chiara Leone, who placed fifth with 325.4. Korea’s Im Hana was sixth (314.4), Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le (303.7) finished seventh, and Great Britain’s Seonaid McIntosh took eighth place with 302.6.

The women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions final added three more Olympic quota places to the tally in Doha, with Serbia, the Republic of Korea and Japan each securing a place for LA28.