SHARJAH: Bahraini sharpshooter Safaa Mohammed Aldoseri clinched the gold medal in the 10-meter Air Rifle tournament on Tuesday at Al-Dhaid Shooting Club, at the end of the shooting tournament held as part of the ongoing 7th edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2024).

Aldoseri earned the top spot with distinction after fierce competition with Qatari shooter Almaha Mishal Al Ali. The Bahraini marksman scored a remarkable 249 points, edging out Al Ali, who secured 246 and bagged the silver medal. The bronze medal was claimed by Kuwaiti shooter Maryam Arzouqi, who registered a score of 252.2 points.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Qasimi, President of Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, accompanied Abdulaziz Al-Anazi, Secretary-General of the Arab National Olympic Committees and Sheikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, President of the Equal Opportunities Committee at the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees, along with Hanan Al Mahmoud, Vice President of AWST Supreme Organising Committee, and No
ora Ali Al Shamsi, Director of AWST, crowned the shooting champions of the 7th edition.

In fourth place was Bahraini shooter Sara Aldoseri, with a score of 203.1 points; in fifth place was Emirati shooter Yasmin Tahlak, scoring 182.5 points. Emirati Fatima Obaid Al Suwaidi recorded 162 points in sixth place, with Kuwaiti Retaj Alzyadi in seventh place, scoring 140.7 points. Omani shooter Amina Altarshi, who scored 118.5 points, came in eighth place.

The qualifiers saw Omani Amina Altarshi leading the scoreboard with 621.2 points, followed by Kuwaiti Retaj Alzya with 617.7 points. Emirati Fatima Al Suwaidi came in third with 615.6 points, with Bahraini Nouf Aldoseri in fourth scoring 614.7 points. Iraqi Hawazen Mohsin finished fifth with 613.3 points, Omani Alanoud Alkhalili sixth with 612.2 points, Bahraini Shorouq Almousa in seventh with 611 points, and Qatari Fatima Abdullah in eighth with 609.9 points.

Source: Emirates News Agency