Kuwait’s Abdulrahman Al-Faihan beat India’s Vivaan Kapoor in a shoot-off for the men’s trap world title in Doha after both finished on 29 hits. China’s Qi Ying took bronze, and the three podium nations secured Los Angeles 2028 quota places. Türkiye’s Yavuz İlnam finished fourth with 18 hits.
Kuwaiti shooter Abdulrahman Al-Faihan won the men’s trap world title in Doha, Qatar. India’s Vivaan Kapoor matched his 29 hits in the final before the pair contested a shoot-off. Al-Faihan hit three targets to Kapoor’s two in that deciding stage. China’s Qi Ying took bronze with 22, completing the individual podium behind the two gold-medal contenders.[1], [2]
Kuwait, India and China earned quota places for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Those places were awarded to the medallists’ National Olympic Committees. Türkiye’s Yavuz İlnam finished fourth with 18 hits. Britain’s Nathan Hales was fifth and India’s Udaivir Singh Jaijee sixth, both on 11. Hales had led qualification with 123 hits before the final.[1]
Kuwait also won team gold with a total of 356 hits. Al-Faihan contributed 121, Talal Alrashidi 119 and Khaled Almudhaf 116. Poland, Czechia and India all finished on 354, taking silver, bronze and fourth place respectively. Twenty teams competed, with Türkiye ninth on 349. The team result gave Kuwait a second title alongside Al-Faihan’s individual victory.[1]
