South Korean shooters Ban Hyo-jin and Park Ha-jun won bronze in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event at the 2026 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Ban, who secured a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by winning gold in the women's individual 10-meter air rifle event, added another medal in the mixed team competition.
Ban of Daegu Public Facilities Management Corp. and Park of KT each scored 317.2 points in Wednesday's qualification round, advancing to the four-team final in first place with a combined score of 634.4.
South Korea's first team scored 104.2 points in the opening series of the final before posting a competition-high 105.5 in the second series to overtake China's second team and move into second place.
However, the Korean pair fell back to third in the final stages, finishing with 440.1 points, just 0.8 points behind China's second team at the time of South Korea's elimination.
China's first team claimed gold with 506.1 points.
The pair shared the podium again after winning silver together at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Because the Olympic mixed team event does not award separate quota places, South Korea must secure a men's air rifle quota if the pair is to compete together again at the Los Angeles Olympics.
Meanwhile, South Korea narrowly missed a medal in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol team event, finishing fourth by just one point.
Lee Gun-hyeok finished eighth in the individual event, while teammates Hong Seok-jin and Lee Jae-gyun finished 24th and 30th, respectively.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
