Kuwait Shooting Team Wins Gold in 'Trap' Event at World Championships in Doha
Kuwait's national team won the gold medal in shotgun shooting at the World Championships in Doha, with players qualifying for the Olympics.
Translated by Qiyas from القبس — Original source
The Kuwaiti shooting team won the gold medal in the shotgun (trap) event today, Thursday, at the World Shooting Championship held in Qatar. The gold-medal-winning team comprised shooters Abdulrahman Al-Faihan, Talal Al-Tariki, and Khaled Al-Mutairi. Abdulrahman Al-Faihan also advanced to the final of the competition, which will take place later today. If he finishes among the top three, he will secure a qualification berth for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Engineer Duaij Al-Otaibi, president of both the Arab and Kuwaiti Shooting Federations, praised the outstanding results of the Kuwaiti national team, consisting of Abdulrahman Al-Faihan, Khaled Al-Mutairi, and Talal Al-Tariki, who successfully claimed first place in the trap shooting event at the World Championship in Doha. In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Otaibi extended congratulations to the State of Kuwait, both the government and the people, for the success of shooting sports, and to all its supporters, wishing success for all athletes and hoping they reach the podium and raise the Kuwaiti flag high at various international events.
The president of the International Shooting Sport Federation, Senator Luciano Rossi, also congratulated Engineer Duaij Al-Otaibi, president of the Arab and Kuwaiti Shooting Federations, on the excellence of Kuwaiti shooters.
Previously, on November 6, Kuwaiti national team shooter Abdulaziz Al-Saad won the bronze medal in the men’s individual skeet event at the World Shooting Championship in Qatar, thereby securing a qualification berth for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The Kuwaiti Shooting, Archery and Rifle Federation noted that the Qatar Shooting Federation is hosting the World Shooting Championship, which serves as a qualifier for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, from November 1 to 14 at the Lusail Sports Complex. The event features a large participation of elite world and Olympic champions, with approximately 1,100 shooters representing 92 countries from around the world.
