Vivaan Kapoor wins silver at ISSF World Championships to secure India’s quota for 2028 Olympics in LA
India’s Vivaan Kapoor narrowly missed out on a historic world title but had plenty to celebrate after claiming silver in men’s trap at the ISSF World Championships on Thursday. The 24-year-old also secured a quota place for India in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with his impressive performance.The shooter from Jaipur was on the verge of becoming only the second Indian to win the men’s trap world title. However, his gold medal hopes ended in a shootout against Kuwait’s Abdulrahman Alfaihan after the two shooters finished tied at 29 of 30 in regulation.As the competition headed into the deciding shootout, Kapoor missed the clay bird, allowing Alfaihan to claim first place and settle for silver.Despite falling short of the gold, Kapoor’s achievement added another significant chapter to India’s trap shooting history. He became only the fourth Indian to win a medal in the event at the World Championships, joining an illustrious group that includes Karni Singh, Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Zorawar Singh Sandhu.
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Share an opinionManavjit remains the only Indian to have won the men’s trap world title when he did so at the 2006 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Karni Singh had earlier clinched silver while Zorawar Singh Sandhu also figured among India’s World Championship medalists in the event.Kapoor’s silver medal also had important Olympic significance. He became the third Indian shooter to secure a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, after men’s 10m air pistol shooter Jaypal Malviya and 50m 3-position rifle bronze medalist Niraji Kumar.A podium finish at the World Championships is a major breakthrough for Kapoor, although a missed opportunity in the shoot-out brings him agonizingly close to a historic gold medal.