Qatar- Akhlaghi clinches gold at Losail

9/19/2015 10:43:16 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)Mahbubeh Mohabatolla Akhlaghi takes aim during her 50m Rifle 3 Positions event of the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association Cup at Losail Shooting Complex yesterday. Akhlaghi won gold in the event.

Doha: Mahbubeh Mohabatolla Akhlaghi made a winning return to Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association Cup at Losail Shooting Complex here yesterday.

Akhlaghi who took a break away from the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions for the last four years to concentrate on other shooting events clinched the top place setting aside the challenge of Aisha Yousef Al Suwaidi and Aisha Ibrahim Al Mutawa.

“I had some health issues that is the reason I took a break from 50m Rifle 3 Positions but I was taking part in the other shooting events” said Akhlaghi who took gold in the same event in the Cairo 2007 Arab Games.

Akhlaghi said her excellent performance will keep her in the right frame ahead of the upcoming Asian Championships in Kuwait which will serve as one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro.

“The next big event for us and a big challenge is to the bag the Olympic quota at the Asian Championships” said a delighted Akhlaghi who trailed the other two podium winners in the qualifying rounds but covered lot of ground to triumph in the final rounds.

On Friday Bahia Al Hamad won the gold medal in the Women’s 50m Rifle.

Al Hamad sparkled in all attempts to secure a gold medal ahead of Mahbouba Akhlaqi who clinched the silver medal while the bronze medal went to Aisha Al Motawa.

In girls’ 50m Rifle event Noora Al Mohannadi grabbed the gold medal as Shahad Darwish took the silver and the bronze went to Aisha Al Suwaidi.

In the Men’s 10m rifle event Moving Target Mohammed Abo Toaima won the gold medal Mohammed Subhi finished in the second place and Hassan Al Rabae clinched the bronze medal.

Mohammed Taher Head of the Organizing Committee and Ibrahim Al Mohannadi Championship Director handed over the medals to the podium winners.

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