Muscat: Qatar's sharpshooters secured four medals (two silver and two bronze) at the start of their campaign in the Arab Shooting and Airgun Championship, currently underway at the National Olympic Complex in Muscat, Oman. The championship features 141 marksmen representing 14 countries and concludes on December 26.
The Qatari medalists were: Abdulrahman Al Sulaiti, who won silver in the 10-meter airgun individual youth category; Ritaj Al Yafai, who also won silver in the 10-meter airgun individual junior women's category; Khalid Al Sharshani, who won bronze in the 10-meter airgun individual men's category; and the women's team of Maha Al-Ali, Dalal Al-Qubaisi, and Fatima Al Abdulrahman, who each won bronze in the 10-meter airgun team event.
The Qatari shooting team is participating in the Arab Championship with a delegation of 17 shooters (men, women, and juniors from both genders) competing in the rifle and pistol events. The delegation is headed by Executive Director of the Qatar Shooting and Archery Federation Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Aji.
Al Aji praised the strong performances of the Qatari shooters on the first day of the championship, noting their winning of four medals in the rifle competition.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Al Aji said that the competition was intense and exciting among most of the participating shooters from various Arab countries.
He added that the Qatari shooters demonstrated high level of skill and ability to compete with Arab champions, securing four medals: two silver and two bronze in the rifle event.
He said that tomorrow's competitions will include the 10-meter air pistol, 25-meter pistol, and 50-meter rifle events.
