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Kuwait’s Abdulrahman al-Faihan and Italy’s Jessica Rossi claimed the men’s and women’s trap titles respectively at the ISSF World Championship Doha at Lusail Shooting Complex on Wednesday.Al-Faihan edged India’s Vivaan Kapoor in a dramatic shoot-off to win the title after both shooters finished the final level on 29 hits. The Kuwaiti held his nerve in the decider, registering three hits against Kapoor’s two to take gold, while China’s Qi Ying claimed bronze with 22 hits. The three medallists also secured Olympic quota places for their countries for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.Turkiye’s Yavuz Ilnam finished fourth with 18 hits, followed by Great Britain’s Nathan Hales and India’s Udaivir Singh Jaijee, who both recorded 11. Uzbekistan’s Azamat Kayumov placed seventh with seven hits, while Croatia’s Josip Glasnovic was eighth with four.Kuwait also won the men’s team title with a combined 356 hits. Al-Faihan led the way with 121, supported by Talal Alrashidi (119) and Khaled Almudhaf (116) in the qualifications. Poland took silver with 354 hits, while Czech Republic claimed bronze with the same total. **media[516874]**In the women's trap final, Rossi secured gold with 27 hits, narrowly holding off Guatemala's Adriana Ruano Oliva, who finished one target behind with 26. Daria Semianova of Russia took bronze with 19 hits. The three medallists also earned LA28 Olympic quota places for their countries.Rossi's compatriot Erica Sessa finished fourth with 16 hits, while Puerto Rico's Augusta Rose Campos-Martyn placed fifth with 11. Turkiye's Rumeysa Pelin Kaya was sixth with 10, followed by Czechia's Zina Hrdlickova and Slovakia's Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova in seventh and eighth respectively.Italy completed a successful outing by winning the women's Trap team gold with 348 hits. Rossi led the team with 119, while Sessa contributed 117 and Silvana Maria Stanco added 112. Czech Republic claimed silver with 340 hits, while Turkiye also finished on 340 but settled for bronze. 

Dmitrii Pimenov produced a record-breaking performance to win the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions title at the ISSF Shooting World Championship Doha, setting a World Junior Record with 362.8 points at the Lusail Shooting Complex.Slovakia’s Patrik Jany took silver with 357.2 points, while India’s Niraj Kumar claimed bronze with 346.5.Pimenov controlled the final from the early stages, building his score in the kneeling and prone positions before maintaining his advantage through the standing series.Jany’s second-place finish earned Slovakia another medal in Doha. However, under the Olympic qualification rules, each athlete can secure only one quota place for their country. As Jany had already earned a quota place in the 10m Air Rifle, he was not eligible for a second.The quota place therefore went to Norway’s Jon-Hermann Hegg, who finished fourth with 335.9 points. Pimenov secured a quota place for Russia with his victory, while Kumar’s bronze also earned India a place.India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished fifth with 323.7 points, followed by Croatia’s Petar Gorsa (313.0), France’s Romain Aufrere (302.1) and Switzerland’s Jan Lochbihler (300.8).In the men’s 50m three-position rifle team competition, the Czech Republic won gold with 1,754 points, Norway took silver with 1,752 and India claimed bronze with 1,751.China continued to lead the medal standings with 26 medals, including 13 gold, six silver and seven bronze. India remained second with 10 medals (two gold, five silver and three bronze), followed by South Korea with nine (two gold, four silver and three bronze).Norway stayed fourth with five medals (two gold, two silver and one bronze), while the Czech Republic was fifth with five (two gold, one silver and two bronze). 

Equipment is in place, registration and scrutineering is over and the world’s finest aquabike riders are now making their final preparations for the start of the Old Doha Port Grand Prix of Qatar Wednesday morning.The new venue is hosting the finale to this year’s UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship under the auspices of the UIM and the guiding hands of Aquabike Promotion and the Doha Marine Sports Club (DMSC).**media[374833]**Riders and team personnel busied themselves with fine tuning their skis after the recent round of the series at Olbia in Sardinia. Ten years ago, the last Qatar race was held in Doha Bay along the Corniche adjacent to the iconic Sheraton Hotel. On this occasion, the Old Port area around the Corniche will host the weekend’s action.Quinten Bossche is the defending Ski Division GP1 World Champion and is making his first appearance in Qatar with the Grand Prix returning after that 10-year absence. He has three Moto wins and three retirements so far this season and is arguably one of the fastest racers on the UIM-ABP tour.**media[374832]**The Ostende-based Belgian said: “I have lost too many points in the championship to do something so I just need to do some good results. With some good luck, I could maybe still finish third. When you come here, especially as the World Champion, you come here for a victory. I try and do my best, set the boat up and finish all the races this time and go for the victory in the GP.“Personally, I would have loved to see the course on the other side (Doha Bay). I like the waves. I think, as a pro ski racer, that is what you like to battle against the weather. For me, that’s a big thing. I love waves and all of the challenge. It puts everybody back at zero. It’s pure skill and the ski doesn’t make a difference any more. I do think with the walls and the fact we have 23 riders (Ski GP1), it’s still going to be a rough race. Everyone has the same issues with the heat. Just stay hydrated and rest.”**media[374834]**Jessica Chavanne is the defending European champion and a former World Champion. Boat damage in Sardinia has now ruled her out of overall title contention but the French girl is looking forward to her first ever race weekend in Qatar. Speaking before a brief ski shakedown on Wednesday afternoon, she said: “I think it will be a good race. I had a delamination on the side of the ski in Sardinia and my hull was under the water. The marshals saved my ski and I had a big shock. That’s why I feel a bit sick. I am really grateful that I had nothing else (injury).“The first goal is to take pleasure. In Indonesia, I had the covid, in Olbia the problem with the hull and now I want to give everything I can and after that we will see. We will make a set-up for me to be more comfortable.”Thursday timetable sees the free practice sessions for the Runabout GP2 Asian Continental Championship fire into life from 09.30hrs and precede nearly two hours of practice for the Ski Ladies GP1, Ski Division GP1, Runabout GP1 and Freestyle competitors.Thursday afternoon will be dominated by the various qualifying and pole position sessions.