Vivaan Kapoor (born 4 March 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in trap shooting. He won a silver medal in men's trap at the 2024 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi and a bronze medal in the trap mixed team event at the 2026 ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Almaty.
Early life and training Kapoor was born on 4 March 2002 in Mumbai. He is belongs to Jaipur, Rajasthan, and after he was start practising shooting in 2014. Kapoor was trained by Mansher Singh who is a personal coach, while Vikram Singh Chopra is his national coach. His club is listed as the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Career
Kapoor represented India at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney, where he won a bronze medal in men's trap. He was also part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal in the team trap event, alongside Lakshay Sheoran and Ali Aman Elahi.
At the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, he won gold in the junior men's trap and junior men's team trap events and partnered Manisha Keer to win the junior mixed team trap title.
At the 2022 National Games, Kapoor won the men's trap event, giving Rajasthan its first gold medal of the Games. He later won the men's trap title at the 65th National Shooting Championship.
In December 2023, Kapoor won the men's trap event at the first national selection trial of the season.
At the 2024 ISSF World Cup in Baku, Kapoor competed in the men's trap event and missed the final after a shoot-off. He later won the silver medal in the men's trap at the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi.
At the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in May 2026, Kapoor and Neeru Dhanda won the bronze medal in the trap mixed team event. He also finished 55th in the men's trap event at the same World Cup.
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