Vivaan Kapoor takes silver at ISSF World Championship and earns LA Olympics quota

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Indian shooter Vivaan Kapoor won silver in the men's trap event at the ISSF World Championships. He lost a close shoot-off to Kuwait's Abdulrahman Alfaihan. The result earns him a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The finish is seen as further evidence of the growing strength of Indian shooters internationally.

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