Kazakhstan wins mixed doubles at trap event
KUWAIT: The mixed doubles trap event of the Asian shotgun championship took place yesterday resulting in Kazakhstan winning through shooters Alisher Aisalbayev and Mariya Dmitriyenko.
While second place went to Iran through Mohammad Beyranvand and Marziyeh Parvaresh. Third place was shared by China through Yuhao Guo and Xiaojng Wang and Kuwait through Naser Meqlad and Shahad Al-Hawal. A special award was given to the youngest shooter from Iran who won the individual gold medal and qualified for Paris 2024 Olympics.
Sheikh Salman after the awarding ceremony thanked HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah for the major support in holding the shooting championship, as he always presents all that is necessary for this sport of heritage, as shooting has made many achievements in the name of Kuwait, and most importantly made Olympic achievements as well.
He said there is no doubt that Kuwait’s organization of the Asian Shotgun Championship is very important due to having quota place for Paris 2024 Olympics, and at the same it has a large Asian gathering, and for the first time the number of participating countries reached 26 federations. This is something we are proud of, and we thanked the organizing committee and President of Kuwait
Shooting Sport Federation Eng Al-Otaibi and all those who worked for their efforts.
He said the tournament began with an outstanding opening, and the trap events, as things are moving highly organized. He said Asian Shooting officials are impressed with the ranges of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex which has all the international features.
Thanks for our country Kuwait for hosting the event, and thanks for sports officials in the government who contributed to the success of this event. The skeet event will start today followed by an unofficial training and competitions on Thursday.