Doha, November 12 (QNA) - Kuwait won gold in both the individual and team men's trap events at the Doha 2026 World Shooting Championships on Thursday, while Italy claimed both women's titles.

In the men's individual final, Kuwait's Abdulrahman Al Faihan beat India's Vivaan Kapoor in a shoot-off after both scored 29 targets. China's Qi Ying took bronze with 22. The three medalists secured Olympic quota places for their countries.

Kuwait also won the team event with 356 targets, ahead of Poland and the Czech Republic, who took silver and bronze respectively after a three-way tie with India at 354 targets.

Al Faihan led Kuwait with 121 targets, followed by Talal Al-Rashidi (119) and Khaled Al-Mudhaf (116). India finished fourth.

Italy's Jessica Rossi won women's individual trap gold with 27 targets, followed by Guatemala's Adriana Ruano Oliva with 26 and neutral athlete Daria Semianova with 19. All three secured Olympic quota places.

Italy also took women's team gold with 348 targets. The Czech Republic won silver and Türkiye bronze, both with 340.

In the men's 25m center-fire pistol, Latvia's Ernests Erbs won individual gold with 588 points, ahead of India's Ankur Goel (583) and Czech Republic's Jindrich Dubovy (582).

Ukraine claimed team gold with 1,735 points, followed by South Korea (1,731) and India (1,727).

The final six Olympic quota places were awarded Thursday in the trap events, bringing the championship total to 36.

After 10 days, China topped the medal table with 27 medals (13 gold, six silver and eight bronze), followed by India with 13 and South Korea with 10. The Czech Republic ranked fourth with eight, while Norway placed fifth with five.

The championships, featuring around 1,100 shooters from 91 countries, conclude Friday with the mixed team trap event at Lusail Shooting Complex. (QNA)