DOHA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Qi Ying, a silver medalist at the Paris Olympics, claimed bronze in the men's trap event at the ISSF World Championships here on Thursday, securing an Olympic quota place for China at the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
Qi finished second in qualification with 122 hits from 125 targets to advance to the final.
Qi made a strong start in the final, hitting all five targets in his opening series. However, misses on his ninth and 11th shots saw him drop to fifth place. He then hit nine consecutive targets to finish the first 20 shots with 18 hits. Tied with Turkey's Yilmaz, Qi advanced to the top three thanks to his higher qualification ranking and eventually claimed bronze with 22 hits.
"I see this as part of my journey toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The final helped me identify some areas where I still need to improve. I will work on them in training and continue to develop greater technical maturity," Qi said.
The medal marked Qi's best individual result in the senior category at the ISSF World Championships.
Kuwait's 40-year-old Abdulrahman Alfaihan and India's Vivaan Kapoor both hit 29 targets in the final, forcing a shoot-off. Alfaihan prevailed 3-2 after three rounds to claim his first senior individual world title.
In the women's trap final, Italy's Jessica Rossi won gold with 27 hits, followed by Guatemala's Adriana Ruano Oliva with 26. Individual Neutral Athlete Daria Semianova took bronze with 19.
The trap mixed team event will take place on Friday, the final day of the championships. ■
