Obaid Al-Osaimi Obaid Al-Osaimi

KUWAIT: HH Crown Prince Shooting Tournament was launched yesterday at Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex. A large number of shooters are looking forward to win this important tournament which declares the start of the shooting season in Kuwait.

The Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi expressed his satisfaction at the proceedings and praised the outstanding readiness in all the ranges and facilities. He expressed confidence in the Kuwaiti referees competence, adding that the club is keen on holding refresher courses for referees to keep them updated with all new developments in the ISSF rules and laws, as all tournaments in Kuwait are held under international rules.

Al-Osaimi said the tournament will continue until tomorrow. The cups, medals and prizes will be distributed by representative of HH the Crown Prince, Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al- Sabah, during the closing ceremony to be held at 5:00 pm. A large number of shooters from the National Guard, military and police sports associations expressed their wish to participate in addition to shooters from UAE and Bahrain. Double trap results of the first day saw Kuwait’s Hamad Alafasi win first place, followed by UAE’s Khalid Al-Kaabi in second place, while Ahmad Alafasi from Kuwait came third.

By Abdellatif Sharaa