Brno 2025: Madran shines as Para Trap Worlds sees world record and historic firsts

Brno became the stage for breakthrough performances, historic firsts and continued dominance at the 2025 WSPS Para Trap World Championships over the weekend (13-14 September) in Czechia.

Just one month after earning his first World Shooting Para Sport medal at the WSPS Brno Grand Prix, 16-year-old Muaz Erdem Madran of Turkyie returned to Brno to make history as the youngest world champion in Para trap. 

Madran claimed gold in the PT3 standing mixed SG-U event, hitting 41 targets – three more than Italy’s Gabriele Nanni, who was aiming for a fourth consecutive world title.

“I’m so happy. I didn’t expect this,” said the Turkish athlete, who received his trophy from Czech Olympic trap medallist David Kostelecky.

Spain’s Meliton Brinas Mora completed the podium with 30 hits, marking his return to the top three after four years. 

In PT1 (seated mixed SG-S), Mohammed Alhebsi not only put the United Arab Emirates on the top of the podium for the first time in seven editions of the Para Trap Worlds, but he did it in style with a world record of 41 hits. 

A bronze medallist from Lonato 2021, Alhebsi had qualified in fifth place but dominated the final from the start, improving by one target the previous record set by Spain’s Pedro Gomez Albendea at the 2022 Munich WSPS World Cup.

“It’s an honour to give UAE the gold medal for first time. I already had a World Championships medal, but this was different. It is a fantastic feeling,” Alhebsi said.

Mohammed Alhebsi 🇦🇪 is the world champ! 💯

The veteran shooter dominates the PT1 final with a world-leading 41 points. #ParaTrap #ShootingParaSport #Brno2025 @issf_official pic.twitter.com/mxuoEIqV6t

— Shooting Para Sport (@ShootingPara) September 14, 2025

For history

The PT1 final saw more history being made. Switzerland’s Murat Pelit overcame an inconsistent start to secure his country’s first-ever World Championships medal, finishing second with 33 shots made. 

Czechia’s Jaroslav Klimes (28 hits) repeated his bronze medal performance from Granada 2024, this time with added emotion as he competed in front of his family and home crowd. 

“The medal was really special, my son was here to watch me. The atmosphere was great, I am really happy,” Klimes said. 

France’s Hella Lajili also put her name in history with a fourth-place finish, the best ever by a female athlete at the Para Trap World Championships. She narrowly missed the podium by one point, despite topping the qualification round with 103 shots.

Italy’s Fabrizio Cormons ensured his country’s golden streak remained intact with a PT2 standing mixed SG-L title. After missing all targets in the opening round, he staged a remarkable comeback, culminating in a perfect final round with 10 out of 10 to edge France’s Cyril Delubac by one (40-39).  It was Cormon’s third consecutive World Championships, following gold in Lima 2023 and silver in Granada 2024. 

Delubac’s silver marked France’s first-ever podium in Para Trap Worlds. Slovakia’s Filip Marinov, the reigning world champion from Granada, took bronze with 29 hits.

What. A. Comeback 🤯

Fabrizio Cormons 🇮🇹 wins the PT2 world title in dramatic fashion ‼️#ParaTrap #ShootingParaSport #Brno2025 pic.twitter.com/6hUf1ukQ0o

— Shooting Para Sport (@ShootingPara) September 14, 2025

Team events

Hosts Czechia finished first in the PT1 team event (279 hits) with Italy in second (276). The PT2 team podium saw France in first place ahead of Italy by one shot (322 to 321). Czechia ended in third (271). The PT3 team gold went to Italy (315) with Spain in second (303). 

Brno 2025 also introduced a demonstration mixed event for the first time at a Para Trap World Championships, with France taking top honours ahead of Italy 2 and the USA, respectively.

The 2025 WSPS Para Trap World Championships was organised by the Czech Disabled Shooting Association and Czech Paralympic Committee.

📊Complete results can be found here. 

📺Relive all finals on the ISSF YouTube channel.