Vivaan Kapoor
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 Indian sport shooter Vivaan Kapoor during trap shooting training. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 2002 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Home town | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | Trap |
| Club | National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) |
| Team | India |
| Coached by | Mansher Singh (personal) Vikram Singh Chopra (national) |
Vivaan Kapoor (born 4 March 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the trap discipline.[1] He has represented India in ISSF competitions and won medals at the ISSF Junior World Cup, the Asian Shooting Championship and the ISSF World Cup Final.[2][3]
Early life
Vivaan Kapoor was born on 4 March 2002 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His hometown is Jaipur, Rajasthan. He began shooting in 2014. He is coached by Mansher Singh at the personal level and by Vikram Singh Chopra as national coach, and is affiliated with the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).[1]
Career
2018–2019: Junior career
Kapoor represented India at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney, where he won the bronze medal in the men's trap event.[4][5][6][7] He also won a team bronze medal alongside Lakshay Sheoran and Ali Aman Elahi.[8][4] In 2019, at the Asian Shooting Championship in Doha, he won gold medals in the junior men's trap and junior men's team trap events.[9][10]
2022–2023: National success
He won the gold medal in the men's trap event at the 2022 National Games, securing Rajasthan's first gold medal of the games.[11][12] Later that year, he won the men's trap title at the 65th National Shooting Championship.[13] In 2023, he won the opening National trap selection trials organised by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).[14]
2024: International success
In 2024, Kapoor represented India at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, where he narrowly missed qualifying for the men's trap final after losing in a shoot-off.[15][16] Later that year, he won the silver medal in the men's trap event at the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi.[3] The silver medal was India's best result in the trap events at the competition.[2]
2025–2026: International competitions
In May 2026, Kapoor competed at the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he partnered Neeru Dhanda to win the bronze medal in the trap mixed team event, India's only medal at the competition.[17][18] He also finished 55th in the individual men's trap event at the same World Cup.[19][20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Vivaan Kapoor raise hopes of bright shotgun future for India". The Indian Express. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Srinivasan, Kamesh (2024-10-17). "Shooting | Vivaan Kapoor and Anantjeet Singh Naruka provide a sparkling finish for India in World Cup Final". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scroll Staff (2018-03-23). "Vivaan Kapoor wins Trap bronze in Junior Shooting World Cup". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ PTI (2018-03-23). "Vivaan Kapoor wins trap bronze at junior World Cup". Sportstar. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Staff, Scroll (2018-03-23). "Vivaan Kapoor wins Trap bronze in Junior Shooting World Cup". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "ISSF Junior World Cup: Vivaan Kapoor helps India win two bronze medals". The Times of India. 2018-03-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Rich haul for India and China at Asian Shooting Championships". www.olympic.qa. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Rajasthan's Vivaan Kapoor targets gold & bronze". DNA India. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "2019 Asian Shooting Championships: An overview of India's Performance". The Bridge. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Sarangi, Y. B. (2022-10-07). "National Games: Vivaan Kapoor claims men's trap gold; Neeru wins women's event". Sportstar. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Shooter Vivaan Kapoor wins first gold for Rajasthan". The Times of India. 2022-10-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Scroll Staff (2022-11-29). "National Shooting C'ships: Arjun Babuta claims 10m air rifle title; Vivaan Kapoor wins gold in trap". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Rajeshwari Kumari, Vivaan Kapoor secure wins in season's first Trap shooting national trials". ANI News. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Vivaan Kapoor bows out in shoot-off as Indian trap shooters disappoint in Baku World Cup". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "ISSF World Cup: Trap Shooter Vivaan Kapoor Ousted in Shoot-off to Miss Final - News18". www.news18.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "ISSF World Cup 2026 Shotgun: India win trap mixed team bronze in Almaty". Olympics.com. 2026-05-10. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "ISSF World Cup Shotgun: Neeru Dhanda, Vivaan Kapoor settle with bronze in trap mixed team". The Tribune. ANI. 2026-05-10. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2026 Almaty: Vivaan Kapoor-Neeru Dhanda win trap mixed team bronze". Olympics.com. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ IANS (10 May 2026). "ISSF World Cup Shotgun: Neeru Dhanda, Vivaan Kapoor Win Trap Mixed Team Bronze". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
External links
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