New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Vivaan Kapoor delivered a stellar performance, holding his own against some of the biggest names in trap shooting to secure India's third LA Olympics shooting quota at the ISSF World Championships in Doha. The 24-year-old was on a hot streak but narrowly missed the gold medal, losing a tense shoot-off to Kuwait's Abdulrahman Al-Faihan after both shooters were tied at 29 hits out of 30.

Both shooters were in top form as they finished level, forcing a shoot-off to decide the gold medal. Vivaan blinked first after hitting the target twice, while Al-Faihan registered three successful hits to take gold, much to the delight of the home crowd. China's Qi Ying won the bronze medal with 22 hits. The three medallists from Kuw...