Qatari shooters pose for a group photo after winning bronze medal in team trap event.
Team Qatar yesterday bagged sixth medal at the Arab Shooting Championships, with the trio of Saeed Abu Shareb, Nasser Al Hamidi and Rashid Al Athba clinching the bronze in the trap team event. At the Olympic Shooting Center in Maadi, near Cairo, the Qatari shooters shared the podium with gold winners Egypt and silver medallists Kuwait.
Al Athba, who also won the silver in the individual skeet and was part of the gold winning mixed skeet and bronze winning skeet teams, yesterday noted that yesterday's contest was a difficult one "The experience we gained during the events at Lusail Range helped us achieve success in the tough competition," Al Athba said.
Earlier, during the Championships, Al Athba and compatriot Reem Al Sharshani clinched the victory in the mixed skeet event. Al Athba, Masoud Saleh Al Athba and Ali Al Ishaq had won the bronze medal in the men’s team skeet event.
On the opening day of the event, Al Sharshani won the first gold for Qatar in the individual skeet event. The Qatari shooters yesterday said that the training they had at the Lusail Shooting Range helped them win yesterday's bronze medal and they faced the competition with confidence. Ali Saeed Al Mannai, Chairman of the National Shooting Teams Committee, expressed his delight after the Qatar won sixth medal in Egypt. "We are very happy with our results.
Especially during this pandemic. Competing in international events is a big challenge during this period. The Qatar shooting and Archery Association has taken all necessary precautionary measures to keep our shooters safe during the events and training sessions. "Our hopes are high during the participation of our champions in the upcoming competitions and tournaments," Al Mannai said yesterday
