Al-Rumaihi clinches trap gold at Amir Cup Shooting Championship

 Al-Rumaihi clinches trap gold at Amir Cup Shooting Championship

Qatar’s Mohamed al-Rumaihi,

who represented Qatar at the

Tokyo Games, claimed gold

in the men’s trap competition of the HH The Amir Cup Shooting

Championship at the Lusail Shooting

Complex yesterday. Lebanon’s Ahmad

Daakour came second, while Oman’s

Saleem al-Nasseri fi nished third.

Al-Rumaihi shot down 44 targets,

while Daakour and al-Nasseri hit 42

and 31 respectively. Last year’s gold

medallist, Saeed Abusharib came

fourth with 28 hits.

“The competition was tough today,

but I was confi dent after my qualifying

round yesterday. I kept my nerves in the

fi nal to win the gold medal of this very

prestigious event,” said al-Rumaihi,

who scored 117 in the fi ve rounds on

Friday to qualify for the medal round.

Al-Rumaihi lauded the participation of shooters from the Gulf region

in the championship. “I am happy to

see shooters from Oman and Lebanon

competing as their participation makes

the event more challenging,” he said.

Silver medallist Daakour also termed

the competition tough. “It’s was challenging to perform here at the Lusail

range, but I am happy to win the silver

medal today,” Daakour said.

In the women’s Trap event, Noura

al-Ali came fi rst, Rooda Shams claimed

second place while Banna Haji fi nished

third. The defending champion Noura

shot 36 targets to win the gold medal.

In the men’s Trap team event, Omani

shooters won the gold medal defeating Qatar 1 team comprising of Mohamed al-Rumaihi, Saeed Abusharib

and Rashid Hamad al-Athba. Said alKhatri, Saleem al-Nasseri and Abdullah al-Mandhari were the member of

the victorious Omani team who shot

343 targets. Qatar 3 team represented

by Khalid al-Muhannadi, Abdulbaset Mohsin and Rashid Saleh al-Athba

came third with a score of 327.

Meanwhile, Qatar Shooting & Archery Association’s (QSAA) SecretaryGeneral Majid Ahmed al-Nuaim presented commemorative shields to the

head of the Omani delegation Secretary

General Mohamed Suleiman al-Hatali

and representative of the Lebanese

Shooting Federation Samer Sarkis.

RESULTS (ALL TRAP)

Men’s: Mohamed al-Rumaihi, Ahmad

Daakour, Saleem al-Nasseri

Men’s Team: 1. Oman (Said al-Khatri,

Saleem al-Nasseri, Abdullah al-Mandhari); 2. Qatar (Mohamed al-Rumaihi,

Saeed Abusharib, Rashid Hamad

al-Athba); 3. Qatar 3 (Khalid al-Muhannadi, Abdulbaset Mohsin, Rashid Saleh

al-Athba)

Men’s Junior: Ahmad al-Khulaifi, Salman Masoud, Hamad al-Attiya

Women’s: Noora al-Ali, Rooda Shams,

Banna Haji.