Kuwaiti shooters snatch medals

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Kuwaiti female shooters Asmaa Al-Qatami and Shahd Al-Hawal snatch two medals in the 12th Arab tourney in Rabat. (KUNA)
Kuwaiti female shooters Asmaa Al-Qatami and Shahd Al-Hawal snatch two medals in the 12th Arab tourney in Rabat. (KUNA)

RABAT, Sept 30, (KUNA): Kuwaiti female shooters Asmaa Al-Qatami and Shahd Al-Hawal won Tuesday a silver and a bronze medal respectively in the 12th Arab Shooting Championship currently held in the Moroccan capital. Al-Qatami placed second and got the silver medal after losing the final for Lebanese shooter Bassel Rai who got the golden medal.

Meanwhile, Al-Hawal won the bronze medal after defeating her compatriot and sister Sara Al-Hawal in the semi-final. In statements to KUNA, President of Kuwait Shooting Sport Federation (KSSF) and Arab Shooting Federation Duaij Al-Otaibi lauded the outstanding performance of the three Kuwaiti female shooters. Al-Qatami has managed to win the silver medal despite her short experience in the game, Al-Otaibi told KUNA.

He also spoke highly about the firm determination and remarkable performance of Shahd Al-Hawal who have not partook in tournaments in the past year and a half due to a sustained injury. Al-Otaibi also praised the unlimited support to Kuwaiti shooters from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Premier Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Sabah.

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