Qatar’s double trap team won the gold medal as Qatar finished on top in the 14th Arab Shooting Championship which concluded yesterday.
Qatar, who dominated from day one of the eight-day championships, bagged 47 medals, including 18 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze.
Second-placed Oman bagged 13 gold, 18 silver and 13 bronze while Kuwait, clinched the third place with 13 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze. The Omani delegation was crowned as the best fans for their support to the Gulf and Arab teams participating in the tournament.
On the last day, Qatar’s Asian Games bronze medal winner Hamad al-Marri came second in the individual double trap event with a total score of 136. Kuwait’s Ahmad al-Afasi won the gold with a score of 138, while Qatar’s Masoud Hamad al-Athba came third with 135.
The 43-year-old al-Marri and al-Athba were also members of the Qatar team which won the gold medal. They beat Kuwait in the final. Abdulbaset Mohsin was also the members of the victorious team. Oman team finished third.
In the youth section, Qatar’s Shahd al-Darwish and Nasser Khalid al-Naemi also combined to win 10m air rifle mixed silver medal.
In the junior section, Qatar 1 comprised of Al Maha Mishal al-Ali and Abdulaziz Thamer al-Turki won the 10m air rifle mixed team gold. Fai Marzouq Shalwan and Khalid Ayoub Sharshani of Qatar 2 came third.
RESULTS
Men’s double trap individual
1. Ahmad Alafasi (Kuwait) 138
2. Hamad al-Marri (Qatar) 136
3. Masoud Hamad al-Athba (Qatar) 135
Men’s Double trap team
1. Qatar (Hamad al-Marri 136, Masoud Hamad al-Athba 135, Abdulbaset Mohsin 125) 396
2. Kuwait (Ahmad Alafasi 138, Saad Almutairi 131, Jarrah Alshowaier 116) 385
3. Oman (Hussein al-Shuhoumi 133, Ahmed al Hatmi 120, Amar al-Henai 117) 370
10m air rifle mixed team junior
1. Qatar 1 (Almaha Mishal al-Ali and Abdulaziz Thamer al-Turki) 452.4
2. Oman 1 (Hadil Ahmed al-Harbi and Yousuf Sulaiman al-Mamari) 443.9
3. Qatar 2 (Fai Marzouq Shalwan and Khalid Ayoub Sharshani) 389.3
10m air rifle mixed youth
1. Oman 1 (Roaa Hamed al-Housni and Faham Jamal al Badi) 477.8
2. Qatar 1 (Shahd al-Darwish and Nasser Khalid al-Naemi) 477.1
3. Kuwait (Yara Alkhalaf & Soud Alsobiee) 412.5
(From left) second-placed Oman 1, first-placed Qatar 1 and third-placed Qatar 2 pose with their air rifle mixed team junior medals yesterday.
