Al-Faihan took gold with three hits in the shoot-off, while Kapoor secured silver with two. China’s Qi Ying completed the podium with 22 hits. All three medallists – representing Kuwait, India and China – also secured Olympic quota places for their respective National Olympic Committees for LA28.
The final delivered a close contest between Al-Faihan and Kapoor, who remained level at 29 targets after the regular competition. The shoot-off decided the gold medal, with the Kuwaiti athlete holding his nerve to take the title in front of the Doha crowd.
Qi finished third with 22 hits, ahead of Türkiye’s Yavuz Ilnam, who placed fourth with 18. Great Britain’s Nathan Hales and India’s Udaivir Singh Jaijee finished fifth and sixth respectively, both with 11 hits. Uzbekistan’s Azamat Kayumov was seventh with seven, while Croatia’s Josip Glasnovic placed eighth with four.
The final delivered a close contest between Al-Faihan and Kapoor, who remained level at 29 targets after the regular competition. The shoot-off decided the gold medal, with the Kuwaiti athlete holding his nerve to take the title in front of the Doha crowd.
Qi finished third with 22 hits, ahead of Türkiye’s Yavuz Ilnam, who placed fourth with 18. Great Britain’s Nathan Hales and India’s Udaivir Singh Jaijee finished fifth and sixth respectively, both with 11 hits. Uzbekistan’s Azamat Kayumov was seventh with seven, while Croatia’s Josip Glasnovic placed eighth with four.
Kuwait secured the Trap Men team gold with a total of 356 hits. Al-Faihan led the team with 121, followed by Talal Alrashidi with 119 and Khaled Almudhaf with 116. Poland, Czechia and India all finished on 354, with Poland taking silver and Czechia bronze.
Poland’s team comprised Wolodymyr Yazykov (119), Alan Krzysztof Lapinski (118) and Tomasz Pasierbski (117). Czechia followed with Jiri Liptak scoring 120, David Kostelecky 119 and Pavel Vanek 115. India finished fourth, with both Vivaan Kapoor and Udaivir Singh Jaijee recording 120, alongside Zoravar Singh Sandhu’s 114.
Croatia placed fifth with 352, level with Portugal, while Italy finished seventh with 351. Host nation Qatar took eighth place with 349, ahead of Türkiye, which also totalled 349. A total of 20 teams featured in the competition.
Poland’s team comprised Wolodymyr Yazykov (119), Alan Krzysztof Lapinski (118) and Tomasz Pasierbski (117). Czechia followed with Jiri Liptak scoring 120, David Kostelecky 119 and Pavel Vanek 115. India finished fourth, with both Vivaan Kapoor and Udaivir Singh Jaijee recording 120, alongside Zoravar Singh Sandhu’s 114.
Croatia placed fifth with 352, level with Portugal, while Italy finished seventh with 351. Host nation Qatar took eighth place with 349, ahead of Türkiye, which also totalled 349. A total of 20 teams featured in the competition.
Qualification
Great Britain’s Nathan Hales topped the qualification with 123 hits, producing a perfect score of 25 in four of his five rounds. China’s Qi Ying followed in second place with 122, while Kuwait’s Al-Faihan secured third with 121 after the qualification shoot-off. Croatia’s Josip Glasnovic also scored 121 to take fourth.
The remaining four places in the final were decided among athletes who scored 120. Uzbekistan’s Azamat Kayumov, India’s Vivaan Kapoor, Türkiye’s Yavuz Ilnam and India’s Udaivir Singh Jaijee completed the top eight following the shoot-off. Jiri Liptak of Czechia and Qatar’s Angelo Scalzone narrowly missed out, despite also recording 120 hits.
Great Britain’s Nathan Hales topped the qualification with 123 hits, producing a perfect score of 25 in four of his five rounds. China’s Qi Ying followed in second place with 122, while Kuwait’s Al-Faihan secured third with 121 after the qualification shoot-off. Croatia’s Josip Glasnovic also scored 121 to take fourth.
The remaining four places in the final were decided among athletes who scored 120. Uzbekistan’s Azamat Kayumov, India’s Vivaan Kapoor, Türkiye’s Yavuz Ilnam and India’s Udaivir Singh Jaijee completed the top eight following the shoot-off. Jiri Liptak of Czechia and Qatar’s Angelo Scalzone narrowly missed out, despite also recording 120 hits.
