Al-shammaa Nabs Gold, Silver For Kuwait At Arab Shooting Event

Al-Shamaa won individual skeet beating Qatar’s Reem Al-Sharshani (silver) and Sara Mohammad (bronze), and helped Sheikha Al-Rashidi and Fatima Al-Zaabi to a skeet team silver ahead of Oman and trailing winners, hosts Qatar.

In the men’s skeet individuals, Saud Al-Kanderi stood on the podium surrounded by two Qataris as he claimed silver alongside Masoud Al-Athba (gold) and Rashed Al-Athba (bronze) at Losail International Shooting Complex.

Another silver in the men’s team event followed, as Abdullah Al-Rasheedi, Mansour Al-Rashidi and Abdulaziz Al-Saad delivered Kuwait’s third silver of the day in between Qatar and Oman respectively.

In the women’s 10m air rifle teams event, former Arab gold-medalist Maryam Erzougi led a Kuwaiti side, including Muneera Al-Anjeri and Haya Al-Beloushi, to a bronze trailing Oman, in second, and Qatar, in first.

Bronze medals were also awarded to Abdullah Al-Harbi in the men’s 10m air rifle individuals, Abdullah Al-Harbi, Sultan Al-Osaimi and Khaled Al-Majed in the teams event, and Saud Al-Mutairi, Hasan Al-Mulla and Othman Al-Failakawi for the men’s 25m pistol team event.

Arab and Kuwaiti shooting Secretary General Obaid Al-Osaimi expressed his pride at the accomplishments, which he said were a sign of the continuing rise of the sport in Kuwait amongst men and women.

Qatar is hosting some 200 marksmen from 10 countries for the 14th edition of the pan-Arab event which will come to a close in the weekend. 

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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