South Korea's men's shooting team claimed the silver medal in the 25-meter standard pistol team event at the 2026 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The team of Lee Geon-hyeok of the Daegu Public Facilities Management Corp., Hong Seok-jin of KB Kookmin Bank and So Seung-seop of Seosan City Hall finished second Sunday with a combined score of 1,700 points, including 38 inner 10s.
Latvia won gold with 1,703 points, while Ukraine took bronze with 1,697, with just three points separating each of the top three teams.
The 25-meter standard pistol event involves firing 60 shots, consisting of four five-shot series at each of three time limits: 150 seconds, 20 seconds and 10 seconds.
South Korea scored 559 points in the fastest 10-second stage, outperforming Latvia's 550 and Ukraine's 553, while remaining competitive in the 150-second stage with 580 points.
Lee, the team's top scorer, finished sixth in the individual standings with 571 points, including consecutive scores of 96 and 97 in the 10-second stage.
Lee, who won gold in both the individual and team 25-meter rapid-fire pistol events at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in October, expressed disappointment at missing out on another title.
"We were aiming for gold because this is one of our strongest events, so it's disappointing to finish with silver," Lee said. "It was difficult to manage my physical condition with the National Sports Festival and world championships following the Asian Games."
Hong finished 12th individually with 565 points, including a score of 197 in the 150-second stage.
"I want to gain more experience and aim for gold at next year's world championships in Daegu," Hong said.
The team's oldest member, So, placed 15th individually with 564 points. The team silver was his third medal of the championships, bringing his tally to two silvers and one bronze.
France's Kevin Chapon won the individual gold medal with 578 points.
Ukraine's Pavlo Korostylov took silver with 576 points, while Finland's Samppo Voutilainen earned bronze with 574.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
