Doha:Kuwait triumphed in the men's trap events, clinching gold in both individual and team categories at the Doha 2026 World Shooting Championships. The victory marked a significant achievement for the Kuwaiti team on Thursday.

According to Federation of Arab News Agencies, Abdulrahman Al Faihan of Kuwait emerged victorious in the men's individual final after a tense shoot-off against India's Vivaan Kapoor, both having scored 29 targets. China's Qi Ying secured the bronze medal with a score of 22. These results ensured Olympic quota places for the three medalists' countries.

Kuwait's team also excelled, winning the team event with a total of 356 targets. Poland and the Czech Republic took silver and bronze respectively, after tying with India at 354 targets. Al Faihan's leadership was pivotal, scoring 121 targets, with teammates Talal Al-Rashidi and Khaled Al-Mudhaf contributing 119 and 116 targets respectively.

In the women's events, Italy dominated with Jessica Rossi winning the individual trap gold, achieving 27 targets. Guatemala's Adriana Ruano Oliva and neutral athlete Daria Semianova took silver and bronze, scoring 26 and 19 targets respectively. Italy also claimed the women's team gold, followed by the Czech Republic and Türkiye.

Latvia's Ernests Erbs excelled in the men's 25m center-fire pistol event, securing individual gold with 588 points. India and the Czech Republic followed with Ankur Goel and Jindrich Dubovy scoring 583 and 582 points. Ukraine won the team gold in this category.

As the competition nears its end, China leads the medal tally with 27 medals, including 13 golds. The championships, featuring approximately 1,100 shooters from 91 countries, are set to conclude with the mixed team trap event at the Lusail Shooting Complex.