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Qatar Tribune
5 days ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Qatar shooters win 3 medals at Asian Shotgun Cup in China
Qatar shooters win 3 medals at Asian Shotgun Cup in China Team Qatar delivered a commendable performance at the Asian Shotgun Cup 2025, securing three medals across individual and team skeet events in Linfen, China, yesterday. In the skeet women's Individual category, Hajar Mohammed impressed with her poise and precision, earning a well-deserved bronze medal amid strong competition from Asia's top shooters. Qatar's women's skeet team, consisting of Hajar Mohammed, Reem Al-Sharshani, and Aisha Al-Ansari, added to the medal tally by claiming silver in the team event, finishing just behind gold-medal winners China. In the skeet men's team event, Qatar's squad - Rashid Saleh Al-Athba, Abdulaziz Al-Attiyah, and Ali Al-Ishaq - secured the bronze medal, standing strong against regional powerhouses. Kuwait won gold, with China taking silver.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Joseph shatters national skeet record in Linfen
KUALA LUMPUR: Joseph Lee shot down the national men's skeet record on his way to a silver medal in the Asian Shotgun Cup in Linfen, China on Thursday. In the qualifying round, Joseph and Abdulaziz Alsaad both amassed 122 points, but the Kuwaiti topped the standings after the shoot- off. The 28-year-old Joseph bettered his own national record, set in 2022, by one point. In the final, Joseph posted 55 points to win silver while Mansour Al Rashidi of Kuwait won the gold with 56. Abdulaziz bagged bronze with 43 points. Joseph, from Selangor, said: "I competed against Olympic shooters like Mansour and Abdulaziz and feel great to win silver. "This is the best achievement of my career since I started representing Malaysia in 2011. "I will be competing in the Seasa meet in Bangkok in October and I also have qualified for the Sea Games in Bangkok in December. said Joseph, who won bronze in the International Grand Prix in Taiwan last year.
