Daijiworld Media Network - Doha

Doha, Nov 12: India's Vivaan Kapoor clinched the silver medal in the men's trap event at the ISSF World Championships in Doha on Thursday, while also securing a quota place for the country at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Vivaan produced an impressive performance and came close to becoming only the second Indian to win a world title in men's trap after Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who claimed gold at the 2006 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

However, Vivaan missed a clay target in the shoot-off against Kuwait's Abdulrahman Alfaihan, who eventually secured the gold medal. Both shooters had finished the regulation round tied at 29 hits out of 30 before the shoot-off decided the winner.

The silver medal marked another significant achievement for Indian shooting, with Vivaan becoming the third Indian shooter to secure an Olympic quota place for the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

He joins men's 10m air pistol shooter Jaypal Malviya and men's 50m rifle three positions bronze medallist Niraj Kumar, who had earlier secured quota places for India.