DOHA, Qatar shooting team members ambitiously looking for spots in Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics when they compete in skeet event of the prestigious 14th Asian Shooting Championships at losail shooting Arena on Sunday.

It is worth mentioning that Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah stayed on course for a quota spot at next year’s Olympics with a fine display in three rounds of qualification in the skeet event at the 14th Asian Shooting Championships on Saturday.

The London Olympics bronze medallist shot 74, missing just one of the 75 targets, at the Lusail Shooting Complex and with two more rounds of 25 shots each remaining, looks set to book a place in today’s final.

Kuwait’s Abdullah al-Rashidi hit all the 75 targets to stay on top, while al-Attiyah was tied with India’s Angad Bajwa on 74. Seven shooters were in third place with 73. The final is scheduled for 1.30pm today.

Meanwhile, India won another Olympic quota yesterday thanks to Tejaswini Sawant in the women’s rifle 3-position. The Former World champion finished fifth in qualifications with a score of 1171, which was enough for a place at the next year’s Tokyo Olympics. With two Chinese and two Koreans, apart from Mongolia’s Yesugen Oyunbat who had booked a berth to Tokyo in air rifle earlier, not in the race for quota, the three spots were taken by the finalists from India, Japan and Iran.

The 39-year-old Sawant eventually finished fourth in the final, narrowly missing out on a bronze medal with a last shot of 8.8. China’s Mengyao Shi bagged the gold with a score of 457.9, while Mongolia’s Yesugen Oyunbat and Japan’s Shiori Hirata won the silver and bronze respectively. Iran’s Fatemeh Karamzadeh finished fifth.

India also won nine medals in all competitions through the day including three more gold, which took their tally to a whopping 44. Olympian Gurpreet Singh bagged the men’s standard pistol silver with 586, two points behind Han Daeyoon of Korea. While another Korean Kim Junhong took bronze. The Indian juniors continued to excel, as Jasmeen Kaur and Aadhya Tayal claimed the youth women’s rifle and pistol gold medals.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

Doha, Vladimir Morozov (RUS) and Cate Campbell (AUS) lifted trophies for overall men and women’s titles as Doha wrapped up the seven-meet FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 series at the packed Hamad Aquatic Centre on Saturday.

Morozov and Campbell also won cluster 3 with 69 and 114 points respectively.

While Morozov’s (333 points) World Cup title for the second year in a row was confirmed, Campbell (357 points) sealed the overall trophy after winning the 100m freestyle to beat Katinka Hosszu (HUN), who finished second with 312 points.

Michelle Coleman (SWE) finished overall third with 174 points in women’s field, while Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys (234) and Dutchman Arno Kamminga (195) completed the top three overall rankings in men’s field.

Meanwhile, Campbell clocked 52.61 for her victory on Saturday – her second gold in Doha this year.

Campbell said: “I really pushed myself hard this year and I couldn’t ask for a better World Cup campaign. Most importantly, I am happy with my time. I want to thank all the people who helped me made this possible.”

Hosszu, who looked determined to win the overall title, clinched two more gold on the last night but fell short in the points tally.

The Iron Lady was victorious in 100m butterfly and 200m IM to complete five victories in Doha. She clocked 58.19 in the fly and 2:09.89 in the IM finals.

“This is my second best time (100m butterfly), and I am very happy about it. Winning is always special,” said Hosszu.

Danas Rapsys also grabbed the spotlight after completing a clean sweep of titles in men’s 200m freestyle, clocking 1:45.50 for the victory.

America’s Michael Andrew was another star on the final day, storming to victories in two finals. He clinched the men’s 50 butterfly in 22.94 – his second fastest time. Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) – 23.34 and Riku Poytakivi (FIN) 23.60 – claimed silver and bronze medals.

“My second sub 23, I am super happy. I will get back to training,” said Andrew.

Barely 15 minutes after winning his first gold medal, Andrew returned to the pool to capture the 100m backstroke victory – his second of the night.

In a thrilling men’s 200m breaststroke final, Chupkov edged Arno Kamminga (NED) to win gold in 2:08.37. Kamminga touched the wall in 2:08.39 for the second position.

Emily Seebohm (AUS) scooped women’s 200m backstroke gold after a close race with her team-mate Kaylee Mckeown. Seebohm clocked 2:08.54, while Grabowski was just behind, finishing the race in 2:11.31.

Seebohm also secured a bronze medal in 50m breaststroke, with Jhennifer Conceicao (BRA) claiming the title in 30.93.

In men’s 400m IM, Balazs Hollo (HUN) edged team-mate David Verraszto, securing the win in 4:15.17. Verraszto (4:15.46) was just fractions of a second behind and had to settle for a silver medal. Patrick Staber (AUT) completed the podium in 4:16.03.

The women’s 800m freestyle title was captured by Tjasa Oder (SLO) in 8:34.65 while Australia clinched victory in mixed 4x100m medley relay followed by Chinese Taipei and Poland.

Over 200 swimmers from 44 countries took part in the FINA Swimming World Cup Doha 2019, which the Qatari capital hosted for the eighth consecutive year.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

Doha, World No.47 Abdulla Mohammed Al Tamimi has continued to make history as he once again scripted another upset on Saturday with the defeat of 28-ranked Mathieu Castagnet of France to book a place in the third round of the ongoing PSA Men’s World Championship.

Continuing in the fine form which saw him became the first Qatari player in history to reach the second round of the men’s championship with the defeat of World No.14 Gregoire Marche on Friday, the 24-year-old Aspire Academy graduate emphatically trounced the 33-year-old Frenchman 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-8) in 43 minutes to once again send the appreciative home crowd into wild jubilation.

With the master-class performance, Tamimi has discountenanced any suggestion of his earlier win as fluke and proven that he is not a pushover at the prestigious tournament.

I’m very happy with today’s victory which is one of my best. Yesterday’s victory boosted my confidence and I approached this match with the mindset that anything can happen if I give it my best shot and that’s what has happened. I hope to go as far as possible at this tournament and I appreciate the support of the fans who rallied behind me and pushed me on,” Tamimi said.

Meanwhile, German World No.6 Simon RAlsner also moved through to round three after he defeated England’s Declan James 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9) to set up a third round encounter with either Welshman Joel Makin or Egypt’s Mohamed ElSherbini.

The pair are two of the tallest players on the PSA Tour � RAlsner standing at six feet, two inches tall, with James coming in at six feet, three inches � and as such there were some traffic issues throughout the match which saw a number of lets and strokes halt the momentum of the match.

Second-seed Tarek Momen claims an emphatic 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-5) victory against compatriot Mazen Hesham while 2016 World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad defeated Mexico’s Cesar Salazar 3-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7) to advance into the third round.

Momen will next face home favourite Abdullah Mohammed Al Tamimi while Gawad faces 2010 World Championship runner-up James Willstrop who stopped the advancement of Egypt’s Youssef Ibrahim.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee