India, May 3 -- Last month, ISSF, the global governing body for shooting sport, announced key changes for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics cycle. These include increasing the number of finalists in the 25m pistol and shotgun events from six to eight and restricting the current 45-shot final of the 50m rifle 3 Positions event to only the Standing segment, dropping Prone and Kneeling.

While increasing the number of finalists in shotgun and 25m pistol events brings uniformity - all other individual events have eight shooters in the medal round - the catch lies in the 50m 3P tweak.

Considered the marathon of shooting events, the 3P event has undergone changes in each of the past three Olympic cycles. The reasons are not tough to fathom. The sp...