Vivaan Kapoor won the silver medal in the men's trap event at the ISSF World Championships (Credit: NRAI)
\n\nVivaan Kapoor won the silver medal in men's trap at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun on Thursday. At the current championship, his podium result guaranteed India's third overall quota spot for the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympic Games. Vivaan's accomplishment comes after Jaypal Malviya and Niraj Kumar's quota-winning efforts in Doha. On November 5, Jaypal won silver in the men's 10-meter air pistol, opening India's LA28 quota account. According to a statement, Niraj added the second quota spot on Wednesday by winning a bronze medal in the men's 50-meter rifle 3 positions.
\n\nVivaan, who competed at the Lusail Shooting Complex, tied Abdulrahman Alfaihan of Kuwait at the top of the list with 29 hits. Alfaihan defeated the Indian marksman 3-2 in the gold medal sudden-death shoot-off. With 22 hits, Qi Ying of China won the bronze.
\n\nEarlier, two Indian shooters advanced to the eight-man medal round following a seven-way tie at 120 out of 125 in qualification. Vivaan qualified in sixth place after hitting six targets in the qualification shoot-off, having registered rounds of…
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