Kuwaiti shooters shine at 19th International Championship
KUWAIT: The Kazakhstan Shooting Federation organized the 19th International Championship to commemorate Chairman of the Soviet Republic Sports Federations Vladimir Bushivalov. The event was organized under the patronage of Asian Shooting Confederation online from October 20October 30th in observance of health protocols. The tournament featured Olympic skeet, trap, pistol and rifle events.
This tournament was the first of its kind and was welcomed by many federations and nearly 250 shooters from 20 countries participated. Kuwait shooter Mansour Al-Rashidi secured the second place in the Skeet event by scoring 145 out of 150 targets, while Nasser Al-Miqlid ended in second in the Trap event - scoring 144 out of 150. Meanwhile Kuwait women shooters Sarah AlHawal took gold in the Trap and Iman Al-Shamma took the Skeet gold.
President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations and Secretary General of ASC Eng Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi said the Asian confederation, chaired by Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem AlHumoud Al-Sabah welcomed the idea of the Kazakh federation to hold this first of its type formula. He said the scores were under constant supervision by the organizing committee and Kazakh federations to prevent manipulation of results and that the electronic coordination proved effective.
The system allowed shooters to shoot in their countries then send results to the organizers committee after completing each round and the committee listed the results at the end of the tournament. Al-Otaibi lauded the performances of Kuwait shooters especially after resuming sports activities and training following four months of no activity as stipulated by health authorities due to the coronavirus.
Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi said such achievement does not come without hard work and efforts of shooters, technical and administrative officials. He dedicated this latest achievement to HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the Kuwait people.