Jaypal Malviya Wins India’s First Shooting Quota for the 2028 Olympics

Madhya Pradesh shooter Jaypal Malviya won a silver medal at the ISSF World Championship in Doha and secured India’s first shooting quota for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Malviya is from a village in Chhindwara district.

Malviya used a second-hand pistol bought in 2022 with about ₹1 lakh borrowed from friends. He had made his international debut at a World Cup in Hangzhou in July 2026. The Olympic quota does not guarantee that he will represent India at the Games; selection trials will determine the team.

Notable Points

• Championship schedule: The large World Shooting Championships have been held every four years since 1954. A separate shotgun championship began in 1934 and has been held biennially since 1959; shotgun events also have a separate World Championship in odd-numbered years.
• Changes to the event programme: Airgun events joined the championships in 1970 and the 10-metre running target in 1981. Junior competitions were added in 1994. In 2022, the ISSF held its first separate Rifle/Pistol World Championships, apart from Shotgun and Running Target events.