Doha: Qatari shooters had a rich haul on day four of the 11th Arab Shooting Championships winning two gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Losail Shooting Range yesterday.
In the women’s section, Sarah Mohamed won the skeet gold shooting down 66 targets points, while Matara Al Aseiri clinched the Rifle Prone gold ahead of compatriot Aisha Al Mutawa for the host.
Matara collected 613.9 points in the 60-shot event to finish ahead of Aisha, who won silver with 610.3 points.
Kuwait’s Maryam Arzouqi bagged the bronze. Qatar’s Mahbubeh Akhlaghi finished fourth. Matara took the lead in the first series and maintained it till the end. The contest for the gold between the countrywomen was intense as Aisha tried her best in the fourth and sixth round but she failed to overtake Matara.
“It is a very good day for me. I knew it will be a tough competition as everybody was targeting podium finish, so I was well prepared for the competition. I am very happy with my achievement and hope to continue my form in the other future events,” Matara said.
Sarah won the skeet gold defeating Kuwait’s Eman Al Shamaa by one point.
“It is very satisfying win in the keenly contested event,” Sara said.
“The presence of experienced Kuwaiti shooters made it very tough. I hope this win will inspire me to win more medals for my country,” she said.
In the men’s section Qatar’s Ali Al Qahtani scored 181.4 point to clinch 50m Rifle Prone bronze medal. The gold was won by Oman’s Said Hamed Al Khatri (204.9), while Saudi Arabia’s Saad Abdulrehamn Al Juhaydili grabbed silver.
Al Qahtani also led the host to the team event bronze. Al Qahtani and his team-mates Abdulla Al Maadeed and Ali Al Muhannadi fired 1828.2 points to finish third behind Oman and Saudi which won the gold and silver, respectively.
The other members of the victorious Oman team, which scored 1843.9, were Said Hamed Al Khatri, Sinan Al Nasri and Mohamed Al Hattali. Saudi team comprised of Hussain Al Harbi, Faiz Al Anazi and Khalid Al Anazi secured the second spot with 1834.4 points. THE PENINSULA
