Doha: Maltsev Konstantin picked up his second gold medal at the Qatar Cup for Shooting and Archery Association at Losail yesterday.
Konstantin, who had won the 10m Air Pistol on Saturday, topped in the final round of the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol.
In the final he defeated Riad Rustam. Zafer Al Qahtani took the bronze. Yesterday’s event was Konstantin’s pet event and he had his eyes set on it after winning the 10m Air Pistol.
“Generally, I participate in the 10m Air Pistol, 25m Rapid Fire and 25m Standard Pistol. I’m fully concentrating on the 25m Rapid Fire and let us see what happens,” Konstantin said.
In the Double Trap final Abdulbasit Mohsen Assadi over the challenge of Rashid Al Athba to bag the gold medal. Rashid Al Athbi had to settle for the bronze.
The Qatar Cup will end on January 10. The event will serve as an ideal preparation for the local shooters ahead of the Qatar Open 2015, which will be held from February 11 to 20.
The Peninsula
