Published on 12 Nov 2026

ISSF World Championship Doha 2026: Rossi strikes gold in Doha as Trap Women podium earns three LA28 quota places

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Italy’s Jessica Rossi claimed the Trap Women title at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Doha on 12 November, winning the final with 27 hits. Guatemala’s Adriana Ruano Oliva took silver with 26, while Daria Semianova of AIN completed the podium with 19.

All three medallists secured LA28 Olympic quota places for ITA, GUA and AIN respectively.

Rossi produced a strong performance throughout the final to take the world title, adding another major achievement to her career. Ruano Oliva kept the pressure on until the closing stages, finishing just one target behind the Italian. Semianova claimed bronze, ahead of Italy’s Erica Sessa, who finished fourth with 16 hits.

Puerto Rico’s Augusta Rose Campos-Martyn placed fifth with 11, followed by Türkiye’s Rumeysa Pelin Kaya in sixth with 10. Czechia’s Zina Hrdlickova and Slovakia’s Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova completed the eight-athlete final, finishing seventh and eighth respectively.
Italy won the women’s Trap team title with a combined score of 348. Jessica Rossi led the team with 119, supported by Erica Sessa’s 117 and Silvana Maria Stanco’s 112, giving Italy an eight-hit advantage over the teams tied on 340.

Czechia finished second with 340, with Zina Hrdlickova scoring 117, Martina Matejkova 115 and Tereza Zaviskova 108. Türkiye also totalled 340 to take third place, led by Rumeysa Pelin Kaya’s 118 and Safiye Temizdemir’s 116, alongside Nihan Gurer’s 106.

Finland placed fourth with 335, followed by Australia with 334 and Slovakia with 330. India finished seventh (322), ahead of the People’s Republic of China (320), Kazakhstan (319) and Great Britain (318).
Qualification

Rossi carried her form into the final after topping the qualification with 119 hits, including a perfect score of 25 in the final round. Kaya finished second with 118, while Hrdlickova, Ruano Oliva and Sessa all recorded 117. The shoot-off scores determined their positions, with Hrdlickova taking third, Ruano Oliva fourth and Sessa fifth.

Slovakia’s Rehak Stefecekova, Semianova and Puerto Rico’s Campos-Martyn completed the top eight and secured their places in the final. They each finished qualification with 116 hits, with the shoot-off deciding the order. Türkiye’s Safiye Temizdemir narrowly missed the final, placing ninth after also scoring 116.