Kuwait Times

Kuwait shooters reign supreme

- By Abdellatif Sharaa

KUWAIT: Kuwait shooting ended on top at the conclusion of the Arab shotgun shooting championsh­ip, that was held in Rabat, Morocco by winning six gold three silver and three bronze medals.

Kuwait shooters proved they are one-up to the task and worthy of what they have achieved so far and performed as expected from them. The national team won the gold medals of the individual and team double trap, two gold skeet medals by women individual and team, the skeet men individual gold, the team trap gold medal, the silver medals of both men and women, the silver medal of the trap men, bronze medal of both individual and team for women and the individual trap bronze for men, during the championsh­ip in which 116 shooters, representi­ng 10 countries participat­ed.

Secretary General of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federation­s Obaid Munahi AlOsaimi expressed his satisfacti­on with what Kuwait shooters had achieved, for which the Kuwait Shooting Sport Club board members had worked hard, as well as administra­tive and technical department­s, which enabled the shooters to make such impressive results.

Al-Osaimi on behalf of the president and board members and himself dedicated the achievemen­t to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who has been supporting the sport of shooting and shooters all along, which gave them the determinat­ion to make the achievemen­ts in the name of Kuwait where ever they participat­e.

He also dedicated it to HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah and government for their care and support. He also thanked the Public Authority for Sports and its Director General Dr Humoud Fulaiteh for their support and removing all obstacles Kuwait shooting faces to allow shooters focus on their performanc­e.

 ??  ?? Eman Al-Shamma (left) and Ahmad Al-Afasi.
Eman Al-Shamma (left) and Ahmad Al-Afasi.
 ??  ?? Obaid Al-Osaimi
Obaid Al-Osaimi

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