ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 SPORTS 52 Fourth Amir International Shooting Grand Prix All the winners pose with officials after the awarding ceremony. Amir’s Shooting GP concludes Kuwaiti shooter Adel dedicate ‘gold’ medal to the country KUWAIT CITY, Jan 29: The fourth HH the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix concluded Thursday at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympics Complex. Iman Al Samah prepares to shoot. With the participation of 59 countries, the event proved to be a success as usual, during which stiff competition was observed among 526 male and female shooters. The closing ceremony went well amidst fanfare and the organizers distributed four medals to the winners of the 50-meter rifle prone for junior women and women, as well as double trap for junior men and men. Kuwaiti shooter Afrah Adel stole the show on the third day of the competition when she dedicated her first gold medal, which she won in the Skeet category, to the country. Kazakhstan later displaced Serbia to top the medal list. Arabs grabbed five medals of var- Iraqi officials with some of the shooters. ious colors notable among which were the gold medal won by Adel, who pushed Qatari shooter Sarah Mohammad to second place and Polish Aleksandra Jarmolinska — the 2008 European Junior Champion — to third place. Portuguese Antonietta Boniva — 2014 World Tournament Champion and 2010 silver medalist — won gold medal in 10 meters by scoring 201.6 points ahead of Lithuanian A winner celebrates with her coach Yikatrina Zedanova who scored 193.1 points and Tunisian Olfa Charni with 173.5 points. The medal list in descending order is as follows: Kazakhstan, Serbia, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Italy, Hungary, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Croatia, Bulgaria, Qatar, Latvia, Mongolia, Bosnia, Malta, Lithuania, Iraq, Singapore, Slovenia, Albania, Armenia, Morocco, Poland and Tunisia. Tunisia’s Alfa Sherini celebrates on the podium. Afra Adel Abdul Rahman shooting champion. Qatar’s Aisha Al Suwedi. Tunisian shooters pose for a group photo. Iman Al Samah with other shooters. Iraqi shooter on the podium. Officials in the VIP box stand up for the Kuwait National Anthem. Kuwait’s Nawaf Al Rashidi Bulgaria’s Antonitta Bunifa. Ali Al Mutairi from Kuwait in action. Bulgaria’s Antonitta Bunifa prepares to shoot. Al Roomi with winners on the podium. Skeet
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