Vivaan Kapoor Wins India’s Third LA28 Shooting Quota

Vivaan Kapoor secured India’s third shooting quota for the LA 2028 Olympics on 12 November 2026, winning silver in the men’s trap event at the ISSF World Championship 2026 in Doha, Qatar.

Trap final and team event

Kapoor hit 29 of 30 targets in the final, matching Kuwait’s Abdulrahman Al Faihan, but lost the gold-medal shoot-off 3–2. Teammate Udaivir Singh Jaijee finished sixth in the final. Kapoor, Jaijee and Zoravar Singh Sandhu placed fourth in the team event with a combined 354, missing bronze on count-back. India’s earlier shooting quotas were secured by Jaypal Malviya in the men’s 10m air pistol on 5 November and Niraj Kumar in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions on 11 November. National Olympic Committees have exclusive authority to select athletes for their teams, so a quota does not itself guarantee an athlete’s participation at LA28.

Important Facts for Exams

• Machine layout: Olympic trap uses 15 fixed-angle machines, unlike American trap and down-the-line, which use a single oscillating machine.
• Target sequence: A computer-controlled programme randomises each competitor’s targets: ten travel left, ten right and five straight away.
• ISSF disciplines: The ISSF governs rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines, but its world-championship programme includes events beyond those contested at the Olympics.
• Championship versus World Cup: ISSF World Championships award world titles; the ISSF World Cup is a separate competition series, not another name for the championship.