Team Qatar Shooters Claim Silver in Men’s Team Trap at Aichi-Nagoya 2026
NAGOYA, Japan – Team Qatar continued its impressive medal-winning campaign in shooting at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, with Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Saeed Hamad Abu Sharib and Angelo Scalzone claiming silver in the men’s team trap competition.The Qatari trio finished second with a total of 349 targets, adding another medal to Qatar’s shooting tally after the national team previously secured gold in both the men’s individual and team skeet events.In the women’s team trap competition, Qatar’s Kholoud Hassan Al Khalaf, Ray Bassil and Meitha Hamad Al Binali finished fourth with 324 targets, just one target behind Kuwait, which secured bronze with 325.In the men’s individual trap final, Saeed Hamad Abu Sharib finished sixth. Kuwait’s Khaled Al Mudhaf won gold, Chinese Taipei’s Yang Kun-Pi took silver, while China’s Qi Ying claimed bronze.Dr. Mishaal Al Nasr, President of the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association, expressed his delight at Qatar’s medal-winning performance, emphasizing the high level maintained by the national shooting team throughout the Games.“We congratulate our champions Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Saeed Hamad Abu Sharib and Angelo Scalzone on winning the silver medal after three days of strong competition and maintaining their position among the leading teams until the end,” Al Nasr said.He added: “The trap silver comes on top of the individual and team skeet gold medals and confirms Qatar shooting’s strong presence at these Games. It also reflects the tremendous efforts of our shooters and the technical and administrative teams to achieve the best possible results.”