Vivaan Kapoor win third LA28 Olympic quota place in Doha. India also won LA Olympic quota places in men’s 10m air pistol and 50m rifle 3 positions.

In a battle of nerves, India’s shotgun shooter Vivaan Kapoor clinched silver in the men’s trap event at ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Championship Rifle in Doha on Thursday. In a dramatic shoot-off, Vivaan Kapoor lost 2-3 to Kuwait’s Abdulrahman Al-Faihan who won the title. Both Vivaan and Abdulrahman were tied for the gold medal with 29 hits. In the shoot-off, Abdulrahman emerged victorious. The Indian shooter settled for silver.

China’s Qi Ying won the bronze with 22 hits. All three medallists also secured Olympic quota places.

Earlier Jaypal Malviya (10m air pistol) and Niraj Kumar (50m rifle 3 positions) won LA28 quota places in Doha.

In the men’s trap team event, the Indian trio of Vivaan (120), Udaivir (120) and Zoravar Singh Sandhu (114) narrowly missed out on a medal to finish fourth. The Kuwait team won the gold medal with 356. 

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