Oh Se-hee wins world championship silver, secures LA Olympic quota

South Korean shooter Oh Se-hee of Chungbuk Health & Science University won a silver medal at the 2026 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships in Doha, Qatar, securing a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Oh finished second in the women's 50-meter rifle three positions final at the Lusail Shooting Range in Doha on Monday, scoring 357.7 points.

The result also earned South Korea one of the Olympic quota places awarded to the top three finishers in the event.

Oh became the second South Korean shooter at the championships to secure an Olympic quota place, following Ban Hyo-jin of Daegu Public Facilities Management Corp., who won gold in the women's 10-meter air rifle event.

At the championships, Olympic quota places are awarded to the countries of the top three individual finishers. Athletes who secure quota places must still compete in their national selection trials to qualify for the Los Angeles Games.

Serbia's Aleksandra Stojadinovic won gold with 358.4 points, while Japan's Misaki Nobata took bronze with 348.2.

Oh advanced to the final in fourth place after scoring 591 points, including 32 inner 10s, in qualification. She displayed remarkable concentration in the elimination rounds and briefly moved into the lead.

With one shot remaining, Oh held a 0.6-point advantage over Stojadinovic at 349.0 points. A final shot of 9.5 or higher would have secured gold, but she scored just 8.7, leaving her 0.7 points behind the Serbian.

"I spent too long aiming because I was nervous," Oh said, expressing disappointment with her final shot.

Nevertheless, she was pleased with her performance.

"I'm happy to have earned a valuable silver medal by approaching this important competition, where Olympic quota places were at stake, with a mindset of enjoying myself," she said.

Compatriot Lim Ha-na also qualified for the final, finishing fifth in qualification with 591 points, including 29 inner 10s. However, she scored 314.4 in the final and finished sixth.

The South Korean team of Oh, Lim and Kwon Yu-na finished 10th among 19 teams in the team competition with a combined qualification score of 1,747 points.

Norway won the team gold with 1,764 points.

As of Monday, South Korea ranked sixth in the overall medal standings with one gold, three silver and three bronze medals. China maintained a commanding lead with 25 medals, including 13 golds.