South Korea takes silver in 25m centre-fire pistol team event in Doha

South Korea's men's pistol team came within four points of a world title in Doha.

Hong Seok-jin (KB Kookmin Bank), So Seung-seop (Seosan City Hall) and Lee Jae-gyun (KB Kookmin Bank) won silver in the 25m centre-fire pistol team event at the 2026 ISSF World Championships. The final took place on 12 November at the Lusail shooting range in Qatar.

The trio scored a combined 1,731 points, behind Ukraine on 1,735. India took bronze with 1,727.

It was close all the way. In Wednesday's slow-fire stage, Korea led Ukraine 854 to 853. In the rapid-fire stage, though, Ukraine hit 882 to Korea's 877, and that five-point gap decided the gold.

Centre-fire pistol is not an Olympic event, but it is a full medal event at the world championships. Shooters fire 60 shots, 30 slow-fire and 30 rapid-fire. The 32-calibre (about 8mm) ammunition is large and kicks hard, so precise technique matters.

All three Koreans also finished near the top of the individual qualification round.

Last year, Yang Ji-in won the women's 25m pistol world title in Cairo.